Potential Discrimination of Belgian Black Marbles Using Petrography, Magnetic Susceptibility and Geochemistry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8352116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frédéric Boulvain (0000-0002-0336-5019, University of Liège, corresponding author), Geoffrey Poulain (University of Liège), Francis Tourneur (0000-0002-7749-3056, University of Liège), Johan Yans (0000-0001-7590-0298, University of Namur) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 469-492 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12530 |
| OpenAlex | W2993146556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
Five varieties of Belgian black marbles are investigated in order to discriminate them. Their age ranges from Frasnian (Golzinne) to Visean (Dinant, Theux, Basècle, Lives). Three methods were used: petrography, magnetic susceptibility and geochemistry of major elements and Rare Earth Elements (REE). The petrographic analyze reveals 16 microfacies reflecting very quiet environments, sporadically perturbed by more energetic phenomena like turbidites or storms. These microfacies are integrated in two depositional models: a quiet offshore setting, below or close to the storm wave base (Salet, Basècles) and a shallow but very restricted zone, protected from waves and currents (Lives and Golzinne). The magnetic susceptibility results show that all the black marbles are characterized by very low, even slightly negative values, except the Golzinne one which shows higher values. Geochemical data allow to discriminate between the Theux black marble (low SiO 2 content), and the Basècles samples (low Al 2 O 3 , K 2 O and REE contents). These methods could be useful to determine/refine the origin of archaeological stones, even if all these analyses are destructive. Two archeologic samples were investigated in order to identify their possible origin
Carboniferous · Geochemistry · Magnetic susceptibility · Mineralogy · Petrography · Sedimentary depositional environment · Viséan · Building materials and conservation · Chemistry · Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |