Petrographic and isotopic characterization of the marble of the island of Tinos (Greece)

Archaeometry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 541-552

  Lazzarini, L ^a   Antonelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

C and O stable isotopes; Greece; Marble; Petrography; Quarries; Tinos

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BUILDING STONE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARBLE; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE;

CYCLADAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TINOS;

EID: 0346396330     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-4754.2003.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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