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Weathering of limestone beds at the Great Sphinx

A. N. Chowdhury, A. R. Punuru, K. L. Gauri, 1990. Environmental Geology and Water Sciences 15: 217-223.

Bed-by-bed measurements of porosity and durability of the Sphinx limestone and the salt-driven flaking mechanism.

MYS0CTWS1GG77X6 · mystery · click to copyMGreat Sphinx of GizaArticledoi: 10.1007/BF01706413Checked against the original0

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Source for the quantitative durability data on the beds.

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Chowdhury, A. N., Punuru, A. R., & Gauri, K. L. (1990). Weathering of limestone beds at the Great Sphinx. Environmental Geology and Water Sciences 15: 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706413
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