The Relationship between Surface Roughness, Capillarity and Mineral Composition in Roofing Slates

Roofing slates are a category of building stones which have a very distinctive feature: High fissility, which allows them to be split into tiles that are thin, regular and large. There are several types of roofing slates, depending on their lithology. The four main lithologies are low-grade slates,...

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Main Authors: Víctor Cardenes, Alberto García, Eduardo Rodríguez, Antolín Hernández Battez, Santiago López-Piñeiro, Vicente G. Ruiz de Argandoña, Álvaro Rubio-Ordoñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/6/539