The piedmont white marbles used in antiquity: An archaeometric distinction inferred by a minero-petrographic and c-o stable isotope study

Archaeometry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 913-931

  Borghi, A ^a   Vaggelli, G ^b   Marcon, C ^a   Fiora, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Marble; Mineral chemistry; Stable isotopes; Western alps

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL HERITAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HISTORIC BUILDING; MARBLE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALPS; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 77958474296     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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