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Section: 6 Minerals and pigments (MP) Page: 558

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IRUG filename:
IMP00558
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Dolomite with minor silicate minerals
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Calcium magnesium carbonate
CAS name:
Dolomite
Sample source 1:
Motza Bedrock
Source location 1:
Motza, Israel
Sample source 2:
Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), Analytical Laboratory
Source location 2:
Ha-Marpe 5, Jerusalem, Israel
Sample identifier 2:
B445295
Color:
Yellow, light, opaque
Other:
Geological reference
MW (relative):
184.40, calculated
Application:
Transmission FTIR spectroscopy
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
Maor, Yonah, et al. “Dolomite in Archaeological Plaster: An FTIR Study of the Plaster Floors at Neolithic Motza, Israel.” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol. 48, 2023, p. 103862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103862.
Originating institution name:
Israel Antiquities Authority, Analytical Laboratory
Originating institution acronym:
IAA
Molecular formula:
CaMg(CO3)2
CAS registry no:
16389-88-1
Other analytical methods:
EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy), XRF (x-ray fluorescence)