Various aspects of the granite destruction in urban environments were studied in cities of Northern Europe (Russia and Finland). Granite is commonly used to create monuments, buildings, and embankments. Rock degradation is associated with physical, chemical, and biological factors. In this chapter, the main forms of granite destruction are described and a classification of biofouling granite is developed. Features of granite biological colonization were established. Rapakivi granite is most strongly subjected to damage by abiotic weathering processes as well as biological colonization, which can be explained by the peculiarities of the mineral composition and texture of this type of rock.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiogenic – Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems. Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages345-356
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Earth System Sciences
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
ISSN (Print)2193-8571

    Research areas

  • Granite destruction, Weathering processes, Biogenic–abiogenic interactions, Granite crust, Anthropogenic influence, Biological colonization

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