Observación del sistema poroso de rocas carbonatadas al microscopio electrónico de barrido

Abstract

The pore system of three carbonate rocks is studied through observation of resin and latex casts, under scanning electron microscope. The selected rocks -Hontoria and Seville limestones, and Boñar dolomite- have been broadly employed in the construction of outstanding monuments of the Spanish Historical Heritage. The degree of impregnation achieved by the epoxy resins, according to different procedures, is also checked by means of mercury injection porosimetry techniques. The observation of the pore casts displays, generally, the complexity of the pore systems of these rocks.