Comparative analysis of coatings on granitic substrates from urban and natural settings (NW Spain) |
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| Authors: | Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez Juan Ramón Vidal RomaníCarlos Alves |
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| Institution: | a Instituto Universitario de Geología “Isidro Parga Pondal”, Campus de Elviña Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Spainb Centro de Investigação Geológica, Ordenamento e Valorização de Recursos, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Rock coatings are frequent on natural rock outcrops and even more on stone surfaces of historical buildings and monuments. They are interesting as some of them have a protective effect against erosion. In the last 30 years, research on rock coatings has been performed separately on either buildings or natural outcrops. This paper studies and compares thin coatings found on granitic rock surfaces of historical buildings with coatings found on natural granite outcrops in a same climatic area (NW Spain) by analysing their surface and cross-sections. As rock surfaces of buildings have known age they can be used to assess rates of weathering and coating growth. This is the first comparative study of formation of coatings on natural and built surfaces in the same region. Both endogenous (rock characteristics) and exogenous factors (climatic conditions, air pollution) that could affect the coatings formation are considered to assess the origin and formation of coatings. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyses of the underlying rocks, XRD analyses of the coatings and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) observations of surface and cross-sections of the coatings, performing Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) and X-ray maps, were carried out to establish their composition. Fieldwork and results indicate that natural outcrops are widely covered by biological coatings or coatings formed due to rock weathering, while coatings found on rock ashlars are highly variable with air pollution, other building materials, organic droppings and micro-environmental factors contributing to coatings on rock ashlars in a more significant way than substrate characteristics and exposure time. |
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| Keywords: | Rock coatings Granitic rocks Building stones Air pollution Scanning electron microscopy |
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