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Composition of pigments of Santorini frescoes: The Rietveld method as an aid in qualitative phase analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2012

Svend Erik Rasmussen*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Sidsel Grundvig
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Walter L. Friedrich
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
*
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Electronic mail: ser@geo.au.dk

Abstract

Ten fragments of bronze age frescoes from the Greek group of volcanic islands known as Santorini have been examined by powder X-ray diffraction. A qualitative phase analysis based on line positions only was supplemented by the Rietveld method which uses complete diffraction profiles to increase the credibility of the phase analysis.

Type
Technical Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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