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JOURNAL OF MAPS
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 260-275Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2015.1010742
Keywords
granitoid rocks; weathering grade mapping; weathering profile; Calabria; Italy
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This paper illustrates the methodology and techniques for the compilation of a thematic (engineering) geological map based on detailed mapping of the weathering grade of crystalline rocks occurring in a portion of the Sila Massif close to the San Giovanni in Fiore Village (Calabria, Italy). The map (1:5000 scale), covering an area of about 20km(2), was compiled combining new geological and structural data with the results of a weathering grade field survey. The methodology, used to distinguish and map the weathering grade classes, was performed using qualitative criteria, semi-quantitative tests, and petrographic analysis of weathered rock samples. The Main Map, presented in this paper, aims to provide a useful tool for land-use planning, for geological hazard assessment and engineering perspectives.
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