Fe(III) and Mn(II) EPR quantitation in glass fragments from the palaeo-Christian mosaic of St. Prosdocimus (Padova, NE Italy): Archaeometric and colour correlations

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 322-328

  Zoleo, Alfonso ^a   Brustolon, Marina ^a   Barbon, Antonio ^a   Silvestri, Alberta ^a   Molin, Gianmario ^a   Tonietto, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colour; EPR; ESR; Glass; Iron; Manganese; Mosaic; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027935889     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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