Browsing by Subject "CALCITE"
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Composition Profiles and Time Evolution of Buried Marble Patinas by La-Icp-Ms and Laser-Induced Micro-Photo-Luminescence
(2010)The present work aims to study surface composition profiles on buried marbles as well as their time evolution. Fifty samples from gravestones, buried for up to 80 years, were analysed by laser-induced photoluminescence and ...
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Laser induced micro-photoluminescence of marble and application to authenticity testing of ancient objects
(2008)For the last 70 years, the authenticity of disputable marble objects has been tested by using a black light lamp. According to empirical observations "fresh marbles are purple while ancient ones are blue under the lamp". ...