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Nondestructive Evaluation of the Mineralogy of Rock Temper in Ceramics Using X-Radiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Christopher Carr  and
Jean-Christophe Komorowski
Christopher Carr
Affiliation:
Arizona State University, Department of Anthropology, Tempe, AZ 85287
Jean-Christophe Komorowski
Affiliation:
Arizona State University, Department of Geology, Tempe, AZ 85287
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Abstract

Industrial and medical x-radiography can be used in a new manner analogous to back-scattered electron microscopy to identify the approximate mineralogy of rock temper particles in ceramics, but without their destruction by thin-sectioning and at very low cost. Mineralogical traits similar to those applied in petrography to identify mineralogy are visible in a magnified radiograph. They include particle radiographic grey level contrast, which varies with specific density and mineralogy; morphology; cleavage; and internal texture. Blind tests that evaluate the specificity and accuracy of the method are presented.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 185: Symposium G – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II , 1990 , 435
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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