Decay of Pietra Serena and Pietraforte, Florentine Building Stones: Petrographic Observations

Assessment of plasma torches as innovative tool for cleaning of historical stone materials

“…The substrates chosen for the present study were Istria limestone, Serena sandstone and Carrara marble. The selection of the stone lithotypes relied on those which were widely used for monuments and sculptures [30][31][32][33][34]. The main petrological and physical features of the stone are reported in Table 1.…”