Deterioration of Marmara Marbles Used in Historical Buildings in İstanbul

ER S., YILMAZ M., TUĞRUL A.

V. Global Stone Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 22 - 25 October 2014, pp.42, (Summary Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • City: Antalya
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.42
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Paleozoyic aged marbles having different colours and textures have been quarried in the Marmara Island. This island is one of the oldest major block marble production and processing center in the world. Marmara Marbles were used in many prominent historical buildings and monuments. These marbles were subjected to environmental factors such as water, gas, wind, human and animal activity. The aim of this paper is to determine how these environmental factors effect the weathering of Marmara Marble. In order to identify the weathering characteristics of marbles, petrographic, mineralogic and pyhsico-mechanical properties were carried out. Then, these properties of weathered marbles were also correlated with unweathered marbles. According to the results obtained, weathering of Marmara Marbles were effected by mineral sizes, mineral compositions, pyhsico-mechanical properties of related marbles and cutting and usage styles at the marble productions.