Salt decay of Morley limestone

T.G. Nijland¹, R.P.J. van Hees^1,2
¹ TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, Delft, the Netherlands
² Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

Salt weathering is one of the main causes of decay of natural stone, and by consequence a major problem to the conservation of cultural heritage. In the present case, the performance of Morley limestone from the Département Meuse, France, as a replacement stone under saltloaded conditions is evaluated. Morley limestone was used in the Netherlands as a replacement stone for sandy Eocene Belgian limestones (Gobertange, Lede).

Key words: Morley limestone, salt weathering, Pieterskerk, Leiden

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	Salt decay of Morley limestone T.G. Nijland¹, R.P.J. van Hees^1,2 ¹ TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, Delft, the Netherlands ² Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands Salt weathering is one of the main causes of decay of natural stone, and by consequence a major problem to the conservation of cultural heritage. In the present case, the performance of Morley limestone from the Département Meuse, France, as a replacement stone under saltloaded conditions is evaluated. Morley limestone was used in the Netherlands as a replacement stone for sandy Eocene Belgian limestones (Gobertange, Lede). Key words: Morley limestone, salt weathering, Pieterskerk, Leiden