Coloring mechanisms of ancient buried wood: Japanese cedar trees excavated from the foothills of Mt. Chokai

Abstract Spectroscopic characterization of ancient buried Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) woods excavated from the foothills of Mt. Chokai was carried out to investigate the factors governing their color tones. X-ray fluorescence analysis confirmed primary metal elements in the Japanese cedar...

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Main Authors: Yasuji Kurimoto, Shigeru Yamauchi, Tsutomu Takayama, Yoichi Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Wood Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10086-020-01870-7