Quartz Crystallite Size and Moganite Content as Indicators of the Mineralogical Maturity of the Carboniferous Chert: The Case of Cherts from Eastern Asturias (Spain)

Quartz Crystallite Size and Moganite Content as Indicators of the Mineralogical Maturity of the Carboniferous Chert: The Case of Cherts from Eastern Asturias (Spain)

Chert samples from different coastal and inland outcrops in the Eastern Asturias (Spain) were mineralogically investigated for the first time for archaeological purposes. X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy and total organic carbon...

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Main Authors: Celia Marcos, María de Uribe-Zorita, Pedro Álvarez-Lloret, Alaa Adawy, Patricia Fernández, Pablo Arias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
chert
crystallite size
moganite
Carboniferous
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/6/611

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