Methodology of analytical study for provenance determination of calcitic, calcite–dolomitic and impure marbles from historical quarries in the Czech Republic

Šťastná, Aneta; Přikryl, Richard; Jehlička, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2008.09.004

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“…Since the pioneering work by Renfrew and Peacey [9], a significant number of research papers have focused on the practical use of CL in carbonate as a complementary tool for the provenance study of ancient marbles [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Most of them use representative CL-images of quarry marbles to identify archaeological pieces as a complementary technique to the usual C and O stable isotopes.…”

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A New Database of the Quantitative Cathodoluminescence of the Main Quarry Marbles Used in Antiquity

2020

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Quantitative cathodoluminescence (CL) has rarely been applied for the archaeometric studies concerning marble provenance, despite its potential. This paper develops the method and provides a new database of the parameters obtained from the main marble quarries used in antiquity. With a total number of 473 marble samples from ten districts of the central and eastern Mediterranean, it is the first database on quantitative CL, with the additional advantage of being the same samples that have already characterized by other conventional techniques and that are available in the literature. Focused on the measurements of the intensity peaks at the UV and visible spectra, registered by a spectrometer coupled to a scanning electron microscope (CL-SEM), the representative values are plotted on different useful diagrams to be applied in the identification of marble provenance studies, as a complementary tool of other analyses.

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A New Database of the Quantitative Cathodoluminescence of the Main Quarry Marbles Used in Antiquity

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Hydrogeological and mineralogical analysis of the pre‐Romanesque monument of Santa María del Naranco, Asturias, Spain

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The church of Santa María del Naranco is an important monument from the pre-Romanesque period of Asturian art. Here we present research that locates the probable source of travertine used in the construction of a vault within this monument. Since the genesis of this travertine is associated with spring activity, and archival evidence suggests that stone procurement during this period tended to be local, we surveyed existing carbonated aquifers within a 5-km radius of the monument. We identified a spring (Sopeña) with an associated outcrop of discontinuous travertine that appeared to have been quarried in the past. We conducted X-ray powder diffraction, electron microprobe, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analyses of samples extracted from the suspected travertine source, an additional more distant travertine quarry for comparison, and the vault. Matching mineralogy and geochemistry indicate that the Sopeña travertine was the probable source of rock material used in the construction of the vault. This study provides insight into local ancient monument construction and can assist in procuring original stone material for historical restoration.

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Evaluation of carbonification of coals using a portable Raman spectrometer

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2023

J Raman Spectroscopy

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The estimation of the degree of carbonification of coals can be investigated using the Raman microspectroscopy applied for the analysis of grains of selected macerals (altered remains of organic particles). This approach allows for the best control of the analyses such as precise selection and orientation of the maceral grains to be analysed. On the other hand, the miniaturized, especially handheld Raman spectrometers typically offer a significantly less controlled environment with the issues including large laser spot sizes and the focusing issues. However, the advantages of the miniaturized spectrometers include fast analyses and the possibility of in situ analyses. This study illustrates that it is possible to discriminate among the coals of different degrees of maturation of the carbonaceous matter and other types of carbonaceous matter using the data acquired with a portable Raman spectrometer using spectroscopic parameters: D and G band widths and wavenumber positions. The issues inherent to the analyses of such heterogeneous materials such as coals using a portable spectrometer were addressed. Moreover, the variability in the Raman spectroscopic backgrounds of a wide range of coals from lignite to anthracite necessitated the utilization of a robust background removal function. This study shows that modern portable Raman spectrometers with the appropriate excitation are capable of basic discrimination among the different types of carbonaceous matter, with implications towards fast in situ analyses of carbonaceous matter in rocks as an additional tool for a geologist.

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Methodology of analytical study for provenance determination of calcitic, calcite–dolomitic and impure marbles from historical quarries in the Czech Republic

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

A New Database of the Quantitative Cathodoluminescence of the Main Quarry Marbles Used in Antiquity

A New Database of the Quantitative Cathodoluminescence of the Main Quarry Marbles Used in Antiquity

Hydrogeological and mineralogical analysis of the pre‐Romanesque monument of Santa María del Naranco, Asturias, Spain

Evaluation of carbonification of coals using a portable Raman spectrometer

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