# Chowdhury 1990: Weathering of limestone beds at the Great Sphinx

> A. N. Chowdhury, A. R. Punuru, K. L. Gauri, 1990. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the quantitative durability data on the beds.

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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.

**Great Sphinx of Giza** Articledoi: **[10.1007/BF01706413](https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706413)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Source for the quantitative durability data on the beds.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Porosity, durability and weathering of the Sphinx limestone beds (Gauri group)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CTWSYT02657/porosity-durability-and-weathering-of-the-sphinx-limestone)

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[Bed-by-bed porosity and durability measurements show the Member II beds that recede most are the weakest and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSPGC5W5T/bed-by-bed-porosity-and-durability-measurements-show-the)

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[The Great Sphinx of Giza](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx)

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## Cite it

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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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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706413)

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