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Título: | Geochemical and mineralogical fingerprints to distinguish the exploited ferruginous mineralisations of Grotta della Monaca (Calabria, Italy) | Autor: | Dimuccio, Luca António Rodrigues, Nelson Larocca, Felice Pratas, João António Mendes Serra Amado, Ana Margarida Carvalho, Luís A E Batista de |
Palavras-chave: | Geochemical fingerprints; Grotta della Monaca; Iron oxides/hydroxides; Mineralogical characterisation; Multivariate statistics; Prehistoric exploitation | Data: | 15-Fev-2017 | Editora: | Elsevier | Projeto: | refª FCT: UID/GEO/04084/2013 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006891 UID/MULTI/00070/2013 |
Título da revista, periódico, livro ou evento: | Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | Volume: | 173 | Resumo: | This study examines the geochemical and mineralogical variations in the ferruginous mineralisations that crop out within Grotta della Monaca, which is considered to be the most striking and best known example of a prehistoric iron mine-cave from the southern Apennines (Calabria, Italy). Previous archaeological research identified three local and distinct ancient exploitation phases of these ferruginous mineralisations: (1) an Upper Palaeolithic phase; (2) a Late Neolithic phase; and (3) a post-Medieval phase. These materials, which have various forms of complex mineralogical admixtures and range in colour from yellow-orange to red and darker brown shades, mainly consist of iron oxides/hydroxides (essentially goethite and lepidocrocite), which are often mixed with subordinate and variable amounts of other matrix components (carbonates, sulphates, arsenates, silicates and organic matter). Such ferruginous mineralisations generally correspond to geochemically heterogeneous massive dyke/vein/mammillary/stratiform facies that are exposed within the local caves along open fractures and inclined bedding planes and that partially cover cave wall niches/notches/pockets and ceiling cupolas/holes. Selected samples/sub-samples are analysed through a multi-technique approach with a handheld portable X-ray Fluorescence, X-ray Diffraction, micro-Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscope (both conventional and attenuated total reflection), which is combined with subsequent multivariate statistical analysis of the elemental concentration data. The geochemical and mineralogical results are used to individualise similar compositional clusters. As expected, the identified groups, each of which has very specific geochemical-mineralogical "fingerprints" and spatial distributions, enable us to identify the sampled ferruginous mineralisations. These specific mineral resources can be compared to similar raw materials that are found in other neighbouring archaeological sites, with obvious implications toward understanding local exploitation strategies through time and the exchanges and kinship networks of these materials. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/88938 | ISSN: | 13861425 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.saa.2016.10.021 | Direitos: | embargoedAccess |
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