'Granito del foro' and 'granito di nicotera': Petrographic features and archaeometric problems owing to similar appearance

Archaeometry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 919-936

  Antonelli, F ^a   Lazzarini, L ^a   Cancelliere, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient Quarries; Archaeometry; Differentiation; Geochemistry; Granito Di Nicotera; Marmor Claudianum; Petrography

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANITOID; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 78650503165     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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