A novel approach in the mineralogy of Carpathian mahogany obsidian using complementary methods
| Autor: | János Füzi, Károly Lázár, Adél Len, Zsolt Kasztovszky, Katalin T. Biró, András Markó, Viktória Kovács Kis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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010506 paleontology
Elemental composition 060102 archaeology Opacity Outcrop Mineralogy 06 humanities and the arts Multiple methods 01 natural sciences Fractal dimension Colour difference 0601 history and archaeology Anisotropy FERRIC IRON Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | Quaternary International. 467:332-341 |
| ISSN: | 1040-6182 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.12.028 |
| Popis: | Carpathian obsidians can have various macroscopic features. They are typically black or grey and their transparency ranges from clear to opaque. The Tolcsva source, very rarely, can yield brown or red (‘mahogany’ type) obsidian. Archaeological, as well as geological pieces of mahogany obsidian were previously identified and characterised using Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA). In 2007, the exact location of the red variant's outcrop was identified on the Szokolya hill (Tolcsva). The aim of this study was to better understand the possible reasons for the colouring of red obsidian. A novel approach was applied, using multiple methods for the analysis of the samples. For comparison, other Carpathian type, namely black obsidian from Tolcsva, and red obsidian from Bogazkoy (Anatolia) were also studied. Besides the PGAA measurements of the bulk elemental composition, Mossbauer spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to study the samples in order to identify the presence of ferrous or ferric iron. With the help of Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS), the bulk nanostructures of the samples have been investigated and their surface or volume fractal dimensions have been determined. Black obsidians showed isotropy, while mahogany samples displayed a considerable anisotropy in the bulk pore orientation. According to our results, a large amount of the iron is dominantly located in different phases in the case of mahogany and black obsidians. Based on the summarised results, the differences between the red and black variants can be also explained by the different oxidation states of the Fe-ions, which may explain the colour difference. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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