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Table 3. Continued

Tablet location, type Exposition period Exposition

time
[days]

Mass
increment
[g]

Mass
increment
[mg/cm 2 ]

Growth rate
[mg/cm 2 /day]

Growth rate
[mmol/cm 2 /day]

Thickness
[mm]

Main texture

5.5955 10 24 H´j, upper waterfall, copper 06 - 10.2003 108 0.38 6.05 0.0560 0 - 2.3* na

9.0422 10 24 H´j, upper waterfall, copper 08.2002 - 102003 419 2.36 37.9171 0.0905 0.4 - 0.5* na

H´j, lower waterfall, limestones 08 - 11.2002 80 tablet lost - - - - -

H´j, lower waterfall, limestone 11.2002 - 03.2003 115 11.84 153.5070 1.3348 0.0133 0.39 - 0.91 S

6.7457 10 23

H´j, lower waterfall, limestone 03 - 06.2003 116 6.33 78.3125 0.6751 0.07 - 0.77 S

H´j, lower waterfall, limestone 06 - 10.2003 108 9.66 124.8385 1.1559 0.0115 0.57 - 1.1 S, M

H´j, lower waterfall, limestone 08.2002 - 10.2003 419 tablet lost - - - - -

6.8616 10 23 H´j, lower waterfall, limestone 08.2002 - 06.2003 311 16.94 213.5653 0.6867 0.64 - 3.04 S, M

H´j, lower waterfall, copper 08 - 11.2002 80 5.89 97.5650 1.2196 0.0122 0 - 1.1* na

H´j, lower waterfall, copper 11.2002 - 03.2003 115 tablet lost - - - - -

7.5428 10 24 H´j, lower waterfall, copper 03 - 06.2003 116 0.55 8.7566 0.0755 0 - 0.7* na

4.9860 10 24 H´j, lower waterfall, copper 06 - 10.2003 108 0.32 5.0947 0.0499 0 - 1.4* na

H´j, lower waterfall, copper 08.2002 - 10.2003 419 tablet lost - - - - -

5.0440 10 23 H´j, dam, limestone 08 - 11.2002 80 3.43 40.3867 0.5048 0.1 - 0.76 S, M

5.3807 10 23

H´j, dam, limestone 11.2002 - 03.2003 115 5.06 61.9263 0.5385 0.2 - 2.66 S, M

2.8908 10 23 H´j, dam, limestone 03 - 06.2003 116 2.67 33.5596 0.2893 0.1 - 0.48 S, M

2.0574 10 23 H´j, dam, limestone 06 - 10.2003 108 1.78 22.2388 0.2059 0.1 - 0.34 S, M

3.4195 10 23 H´j, dam, limestone 08.2002 - 10.2003 419 11.47 143.3929 0.3422 0.2 - 2.28 S, F, M

3.3947 10 23 H´j, dam, limestone 08.2002 - 10.2003 419 11.70 142.3531 0.3397 0.1 - 0.76 S, M

4.6653 10 23

H´j, dam, copper 08 - 11.2002 80 2.32 37.3531 0.4669 0.2 - 0.7* na

3.5522 10 23 H´j, dam, copper 11.2002 - 03.2003 115 2.53 40.8856 0.3555 0 - 0.2* na

3.2913 10 24 H´j, dam, copper 03 - 06.2003 116 0.24 3.8210 0.0329 0 - 0.2* na

8.8453 10 23 8.8383 10 25 H´j, dam, copper 06 - 10.2003 108 0.06 0.9553 0 - 0.6* na

3.3625 10 23 H´j, dam, copper 08.2002 - 10.2003 419 8.9 141.0013 0.3365 0.1 - 1.9 na

na, not analyzed; B, sparite bushes; F, fibrous; HLM, hemiphaerically laminated micrite; M, clotted micrite; S, sparry crystals.