APPLICATION OF HEATING MICROSCOPY ON SINTERING AND MELTING BEHAVIOUR OF NATURAL SANDS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST

In antiquity, beach sand was one of the main raw materials for glass-making and for the production of other vitreous materials, like Egyptian blue and faience. During the 1st century AD, glass and pigments manufacturing industry was active along the Gulf of Naples, Italy, where we sampled four litto...

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Main Authors: Montanari F., Boschetti C., Miselli P., Hanuskova M., Baraldi P., Leonelli C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague 2013-09-01
Series:Ceramics-Silikáty
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Online Access:http://www.ceramics-silikaty.cz/2013/pdf/2013_03_258.pdf