Crystallization and dissolution of airborne sea-salts on weathered marble in a coastal environment at Delos (Cyclades-Greece)

Far from the ground moisture zone, marble remains of Delos archaeological s ite have undergone an extensive weathering through contour scaling and gran ular disintegration, Comparison of the analytical results from analytical s canning electron microscopy examination of surface samples of weathered mar ble and air filtration membranes confirms the atmospheric transport of mari ne salts and their deposition on stone surface, A laboratory experiment emp hasizes the role of these atmospheric salts in the weathering process of ma rbles in coastal environment. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights res erved.