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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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See also [[exfoliation|exfoliation]], and [[flaking|scaling]].
 
See also [[exfoliation|exfoliation]], and [[flaking|scaling]].
 
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[[File:Spalling_ICOMOS.jpg|thumb|Spalling<br>Photo credit: J-D Mertz]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
spalling; spaul
 
spalling; spaul
  
== Additional Images ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
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File:Spalling_ICOMOS.jpg|Spalling
 
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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* ICOMOS-ISCS: [http://www.international.icomos.org/publications/monuments_and_sites/15/pdf/Monuments_and_Sites_15_ISCS_Glossary_Stone.pdf Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns]
  
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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Egyptian jar
MFA Acc. #: 13.5318

Description

A irregular sized chip or fragment from a ceramic, masonry, stone, or ore surface. Spalling, or breaking up, of the surfaces are often induced by freeze-thaw action, corrosion, or salt formation.

See also Exfoliation, and scaling.

Spalling
Photo credit: J-D Mertz

Synonyms and Related Terms

spalling; spaul

Resources and Citations

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996