FTIR-Based Crystallinity Assessment of Aragonite–Calcite Mixtures in Archaeological Lime Binders Altered by Diagenesis

Lime plaster and mortar are pyrotechnological materials that have been employed in constructions since prehistoric times. They may nucleate as calcite and/or aragonite under different environmental settings. In nature, aragonite and calcite form through biogenic and geogenic processes that lead to d...

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Main Authors: Michael B. Toffolo, Lior Regev, Stéphan Dubernet, Yannick Lefrais, Elisabetta Boaretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
XRD
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/9/2/121