Layer
Name
Painted pigment Pierremorte (grains inf. 160µm)
Order
2
Physical characteristics
Type of layer
compact
Texture
cemented granular
Type of porosity
porous
Comments
thichness is not measured but < 0.5mm
Formation mode
manual deposition
Temperature
295.0  $K$
Comments
Some powder is mixed with a few drops of water to obtain a homogeneous painting matter with a smoothness suitable for application by brush on a porous limestone substrate. Several layers of painting matter is applied to get the desired paint thickness. The paint is then dried to remove the water.
Number
3
Arrangement
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Ferruginized carbonated matrix Ferruginized carbonated matrix containing the ferruginized bioclasts and some quartz grains undetermined abundance
ferruginized bioclasts (hematite) ferruginized bioclasts (mainly bioclasts) (hematite) embedded in the ferruginized carbonated matrix
Quartz grains embeded in the ferruginized carbonated matrix, isolated 0.05 < 5%. Assumed mass fraction = cross section fraction in raw material