Microfacial analysis on the building stones of the Maya site of Calakmul

This article focuses on the petrographic and microfacial characterization of the building stones of buildings, monuments, and quarries of the archeological site of Calakmul to document aspects of composition, lithologies, and stone exploitation. Microfacial analysis shows that the used building rock...

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Published in:	Environmental earth sciences Vol. 82; no. 12; p. 299
Main Authors:	García-Solís, Claudia Araceli, Quintana-Owen, Patricia, López-Doncel, Rubén Alfonso, Illescas-Salinas, Juan Francisco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-06-2023 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Analysis Archaeology Biogeosciences Buildings Calcite Composition Conservation Decision making Dolomite Dolostone Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Environmental Science and Engineering Exploitation Geochemistry Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Limestone Lithology Memorials & monuments Mineral composition Monuments Original Article Porosity Quarries Recrystallization Rock Rocks Shallow water Terrestrial Pollution Weathering Quarries Stone exploitation Built heritage Petrography Calakmul Maya archaeology Limestone microfacies
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