—The Upper Triassic Painted Desert Member of the Petrified Forest Formation in north-central New Mexico yields one of the most extensive and significant Revueltian (early-mid Norian) tetrapod faunas known. Particularly significant aspects of this fauna are: (1) its long history of collection and study, including designation of important type specimens; and (2) the richness of the unit, includin...

Many areas in Jordan suffer from elevated levels of coarse particulate matter (PM10). One potentially significant source of the observed PM is the resuspension of road dust in the vicinity of limestone quarries. To obtain data to assess the impact from this source, PM10 road dust resuspension factors near Abusiiah, a town to the north east of Amman surrounded by many quarries and brick factorie...

the “ Serpentino della Valmalenco ”, a group of serpentinite varieties, was quarried and used as dimension building stone since XI century, especially in thin slabs for roof covering. The extractive activity initially took place underground, moving to open pit quarries 20th century. It is currently widely appreciated material on international market, commercialized several commercial varieties ...

This study defines the assemblage, lithotypes and mechanical parameters of building stones used for external cladding Prato’s Cathedral Bell Tower (XIV century), now subject to extensive conservation work. By means a drone flight, full 3D model Bell-Tower complex was developed with photoplanes façades. On this basis, GIS façades all stone elements embedded developed. Historical data organolepti...