Provenance and compositional analysis of marbles from the medieval Abbey of San Caprasio, Aulla (Tuscany, Italy)

A compositional study of twenty-two marble artefacts from the medieval Benedictine Abbey of San Caprasio at Aulla (North-western Tuscany, Central Italy) has been carried out. The mineralogical and petrographic analyses, the estimation of the maximum grain size of the calcite crystals, and the determ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Materials science & processing, 2012-08, Vol.108 (2), p.475-485
Hauptverfasser:	Lezzerini, M., Di Battistini, G., Zucchi, D., Miriello, D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Condensed Matter Physics Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science rheology Exact sciences and technology Machines Manufacturing Materials science Materials testing Nanotechnology Optical and Electronic Materials Physics Physics and Astronomy Processes Surfaces and Interfaces Thin Films
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Zusammenfassung:	A compositional study of twenty-two marble artefacts from the medieval Benedictine Abbey of San Caprasio at Aulla (North-western Tuscany, Central Italy) has been carried out. The mineralogical and petrographic analyses, the estimation of the maximum grain size of the calcite crystals, and the determination of carbon and oxygen stable isotopes support a provenance of most marbles from the Apuan Alps quarries (Italy). Only some marbles indicate a probable provenance from the islands of Paros and Thasos in the eastern Mediterranean area.
ISSN:	0947-8396 1432-0630
DOI:	10.1007/s00339-012-6917-3