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Brick[45]
- Handmade Brick[1]
- Hard Tan Brick[8]
- Machine Made Brick[10]
- Soft Red Brick[8]
- Tile[1]
Concrete[26]
- Asbestos Cement Shingle[1]
- Cast Stone[3]
Earth[22]
Finishes[32]
- Brushes[0]
- Fresco[0]
- Gilding[2]
- Glazes[0]
- Paints[0]
  - Distemper[0]
  - Mineral paint[0]
  - Oil-based Paints[0]
  - Varnish[0]
- Varnishes[0]
- Wallpaper[1]
  - Lincrusta[0]
Metals[2]
- Aluminum[0]
- Copper[0]
- Steel[0]
Mortars[106]
- Bedding[3]
- Earthen-based[0]
- Lime-based[0]
- Pointing[13]
- Repointing[0]
- Setting[2]
Mosaics[5]
Plasters[133]
- Earthen Plaster[0]
- Finish Coat[15]
- Scagliola[1]
- Scratch Coat[1]
- Stucco[38]
Stone[138]
- Igneous[2]
  - Basalt[0]
  - Carbonac[0]
  - Plutonic[1]
    - Granites[1]
    - Syenite[0]
  - Volcanic[1]
    - Basalt[1]
    - Pumice[0]
    - Tuff[0]
- Metamorphic[53]
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    - Gneiss[0]
    - Slate[1]
  - Granular[52]
    - Marble[51]
    - Quartzite[0]
    - Serpentinite[1]
- Sedimentary[14]
  - Carbonaceous[1]
    - Sandstone[1]
      - brownstone[0]
  - Carbonates[1]
    - Dolomites[0]
    - Limestone[1]
    - Tuffas and travertines[0]
  - Clastic[3]
    - Sandstone[3]
  - Non-carbonates Chemical[1]
    - Gypsum[1]
    - Onyx[0]
Terra-cotta[4]
Wood[21]
- Douglas Fir[0]
- Silicified wood[0]

Building or Site

Creation Date

16th century[8]
17th century[4]
- 1650s[1]
  - 1655[1]
18th century[15]
- 1740s[1]
  - 1742[1]
- 1773[4]
- 1776[1]
19th century[73]
- 1810s[7]
  - 1818[5]
- 1820s[4]
- 1830s[9]
- 1840s[3]
- 1850s[6]
  - 1855[1]
- 1860s[6]
  - 1860[1]
- 1870s[10]
- 1880s[6]
  - 1881[1]
  - 1884[1]
- 1890s[18]
  - 1894[13]
  - 1896[3]
20th century[60]
- 1900s[2]
- 1910s[4]
  - 1914[1]
- 1920s[20]
  - 1927[1]
  - 1929[1]
- 1930s[3]
  - 1939[1]
- 1950s[1]
  - 1957[1]
- 1960s[1]
21st century[2]
- 2000s[2]

Deterioration

Biological Colonization[2]
- Biofilm[2]
Discoloration and deposit[12]
- Efflorescence[1]
- Gypsum crust[6]
- Iron stains[3]
- Soiling[5]
Material loss[8]
- Delamination or Exfoliation[1]
- Freeze-thaw damage[1]
- Sugaring[7]

Object Type

Analysis[70]
- Accelerated Weathering[0]
- Cross section[31]
- Dispersion[0]
- FTIR[0]
- SEM Bulk[4]
- SEM Mount[3]
- SEM-EDS[0]
- Thin section[35]
- XRD[0]
- XRF[0]
Artifact[2]
Brick[25]
Brushes[0]
Clay[0]
Collection Sample[0]
Core drill[1]
Coupon[0]
Cube[0]
Cylinder[0]
Disk[0]
Facsimile[0]
Fines/Powder[220]
Fragment[380]
Granules[0]
Gravel[0]
Manufacturer's Sample[11]
Other[0]
Paint chips[0]
Pebbles[0]
Photographic film[0]
Raw Building Materials[0]
Sand[0]
Silt[0]
Slab[2]
Strappo[0]
Testing[1]
- Bond Strength[0]
- Compressive Strength[0]
- Consistency[0]
- DRMS[0]
- Drying shrinkage[0]
- Mortar Analysis[0]
- Particle Size Distribution[0]
- Salts[0]
- Shear strength[1]
- Water Vapor Transmission[0]
Tile[0]

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Mechanical Balance

CENT-O-GRAM® BALANCE Model 311. Max limit 2610g

Ohaus Scout II

Triple Beam Balance

Ohaus Dial-O-Gram 1600 series

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