NDLI: Provenance of marbles used for building the internal spiral staircase of the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church (Pisa, Italy)

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Author	Lezzerini, Marco Antonelli, Fabrizio Gallello, Gianni Ramacciotti, Mirco Parodi, Luca Alberti, Antonio Pagtta, Stefa Legnaioli, Stefa Palleschi, Vincenzo
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	The aim of this study is to investigate the provenance of marbles used as architectural elements (bases, shafts and capitals of columns) for building the internal spiral staircase of the medieval bell tower of St. Nicholas Church at Pisa, Italy. Accordingly, the 45 collected marble samples have been analysed by optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and mass spectroscopy for carbon and oxygen stable isotope ratio analysis; additionally, SEM–EDS analysis have been performed to complement data about accessory minerals. By comparison with literature data on the main sources of the white Mediterranean marbles used in ancient times, the results show that the analysed samples are mainly white crystalline marbles from Carrara (Italy) and, subordinately, from other Tuscan and Eastern Mediterranean quarrying areas. In fact, Mt. Pisano and Campiglia M.ma (Tuscany, Italy) and Marmara (Turkey), Paros, Mt. Penteli, Thasos (Greece) are minor sources. The other coloured stones identified on the strength of their macroscopic features are quartzites from Mt. Pisano area and granitoids from Sardinia and Island of Elba (Italy). Occasionally, a very limited number of architectonical elements made up of Acquabona limestone from Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno, Italy), red limestone with ammonites (the so-called “Rosso Ammonitico”) and black limestone belonging to the Tuscan Nappe sequence, outcropping at northwest of Pisa in the nearby Monti d’Oltre Serchio area, are present.
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Ending Page	12
Page Count	12
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ISSN	09478396
Journal	Applied Physics A
Volume Number	123
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	14320630
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2017-04-29
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Condensed Matter Physics Optical and Electronic Materials Nanotechnology Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Materials Science

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