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Article

Identification of Colourants and Varnishes in a 14th Century Decorated Wood-Carved Door of the Dionysiou Monastery in Mount Athos

by
Alexander Konstantas
1,
Ioannis Karapanagiotis
2 and
Stamatis C. Boyatzis
1,*
1
Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece
2
Department of Management and Conservation of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage Objects, University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, 54250 Thessaloniki, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Coatings 2021, 11(9), 1087; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11091087
Submission received: 31 July 2021 / Revised: 22 August 2021 / Accepted: 27 August 2021 / Published: 8 September 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Conservation Tools, Protocols and Treatments on Painted Surfaces, Metal Leaves and Finishes in Cultural Heritage)
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Abstract

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A decorated and carved wooden door of the late Byzantine period (14th Century), which belongs to the Dionysiou Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece, constitutes an important relic of valuable technological information due to its construction technology and history. Seventeen (17) samples detached from the door are studied using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX), and micro-Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. The following materials are identified in the cross sections of the door samples using micro-Raman spectroscopy: orpiment, lead white, red lead, red ochre, cinnabar, carbon black, gypsum, anhydrite, and calcite, and an organic colourant of the indigoid family. SEM-EDX studies supported to the aforementioned Raman results. Interestingly, a combination of inorganic and organic colourants was detected. The main goals of this particular study were to: (a) reveal the colour palette and materials, (b) identify the type of varnish and its condition, and (c) contribute to future restoration processes and aid conservators in selecting compatible restoration materials.

1. Introduction

A decorated wood-carved door, in functional condition, located in the Church of Dionysiou Monastery of Mount Athos, has received attention due to its historical importance. According to sources [1], the door dates back to the 14th century, thus corresponding to the first period of the history of the Dionysiou Monastery. In this period, the monastery suffered from a severe fire incident, and the decorated door is among the few surviving objects from that first period. Moreover, the doοr panel is covered with a metal leaf on which a coloured, carved decoration, a rare and excellent example of Byzantine wood carving, is mounted.
The origins of the decoration’s colourants/pigments from this particular period have only been briefly studied on some selected icons and relics [2,3,4,5]. The goal of the present report was to document and qualitatively analyse the materials used for the decoration of this door by applying microscopy and elemental and molecular analytical techniques, and also to assess their current condition as a result of past historical events. For this reason, seventeen (17) samples (sampling spots shown in Figure 1) were sampled and investigated. Attention was focused on the pigments, the varnish coating condition, and the related stratigraphy that could reveal more possible interventions or repairing/retouching actions.
The goals of the investigation were achieved using the following methods: (i) micro-Raman and SEM-EDX were employed to identify the pigments; (ii) FTIR was used to study the organic materials of the varnish layer; (iii) and finally, optical microscopy was applied to investigate sample stratigraphies. Consequently, the final goal of the study was to reveal the combinations of inorganic and organic materials, and, where possible, also their condition.

2. Materials and Methods

Aiming to investigate the apparently variable stratigraphy of the object, fifteen of the seventeen microsamples were taken from the artwork (sampling points shown in Figure 1), embedded in transparent polyester resin (Struers), and subsequently ground and polished using a Struers LaboPol-5 polishing, rotating table. The cross sections of the samples were then studied using optical microscopy, Raman and FTIR spectroscopies, and SEM-EDX scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-Ray analysis. Another two microsamples, which were scraps from the varnish layer, were extracted from the relic and subjected to FTIR analysis (samples 13 and 16).
Microsamples were studied using a Zeiss Axioskop 40 polarising light microscope equipped with a UV source, and by scanning electron microscopy (SEM; JEOL, JSM-6510, Tokyo, Japan) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX; Swift-ED, Oxford Instruments, High Wycombe, United Kingdom). For the SEM and SEM-EDX studies, samples were coated with a thin layer of carbon.
The micro-Raman spectra were obtained using a Renishaw Raman device (Renishaw, London, England) equipped with a microscope and a CCD detector. As a source of excitation, a diode laser with a radiant emission wavelength of λ = 785 nm was used. The beam size of the laser was of the order of ~2 μm. The power density on the surface of the sample was ~0.5 mW/μm2 and the spectral resolution was ~4 cm−1. Alignment and calibration of the spectrometer, before and after each measurement, was achieved by using a crystalline silicon (Si) wafer.
Finally, the FTIR spectroscopy analyses were conducted so as to provide enhanced information. In particular, a Perkin-Elmer® model Spectrum 400 FT-IR spectrometer (PerkinElmer, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) operating at the medium and near-infrared range was used. The spectra were collected with a spectral resolution of 4 cm−1, in the spectral range of 4000–450 cm−1 and 256 scans. The analysis was performed in diffuse reflectance mode with Perkin Elmer’s special ‘KBr pad’ design involving a standard KBr disc holding the powder sample on its surface.

3. Results

3.1. Cross Section Analysis

The investigation of the sample cross sections with optical microscopy revealed the various layers and provided the background for the subsequent spectroscopic study. In certain areas of the door, later interventions (overpaints) were revealed. The most interesting result was recorded in the samples D14 and D17 (shown in Figure 2 in visible-reflected and UV-fluorescence light, respectively), as two successive ground and painting layers (3,4 and 2,3 in Figure 2a–d, respectively) beyond the original painting layers (2 and 1 in Figure 2a–d, respectively) were observed in the microphotographs.
As the varnish layer between the overpainted layer and the original layer (layer (2) and layer (3) in Figure 2a,b and layer (1) and (2) in Figure 2c,d) is not observed, it is concluded that the overpainted area corresponds to the same period of time and the same artist, and it is probably a redaction of the artist’s final work.
The results of the microscopic, Raman, and EDX analyses are summarized in Table 1, which reveals the materials used in the layers of the sample cross sections. The extensive use of lead white is shown in the data of Table 1.

3.2. SEM-EDX Results

Figure 3 and Figure 4 are provided as examples of the SEM-EDX results. The identification of the elements in the designated spot of the SEM image is provided. The same analysis was carried out for all samples included in the study [6,7,8,9,10,11,12].
The detection of Cu and Zn in sample D1 (Figure 3) is indicative of a metal alloy [6] containing the above metals, where the small amount of gold (Au) suggests that the particular metal leaf was gold-gilded (gold plated brass) [7]. The detection of As and S in sample D2 (Figure 4) shows the use of orpiment pigment by the artist [8,9]. Moreover, in samples D5, D7, and D9, the green pigment granules were investigated by SEM-EDX analysis, where copper was identified. Since luminescence prevented efficient Raman analysis in these pigments, further study is needed for more detailed identification.

3.3. Raman Results

Colourants and gesso ground materials identified in cross sections using micro-Raman spectroscopy are summarized in Table 2. Assignments of Raman peaks detected in the spectra are described next.
The Raman spectra of cinnabar displayed the characteristic strong band at ~254 cm−1 as well as the two weak peaks at ~284 and ~43 cm−1, which were attributed to the stretching vibrations of the Hg–S bond [13,14,15].
In the Raman spectra of red ochre (hematite), the phonon modes of the pigment’s octahedral structure at ~225, 295, 408, 498, and 611 cm−1 were observed, as well as the broad high-energy overtone line at ~1320 cm−1 [14,16].
Cross section analyses of samples D3 and D11 revealed the presence of red grains that consist of minium (Pb3O4), according to the characteristic predominant Raman bands at ~480 and 550 cm−1, which are attributed to the stretching vibrations of the Pb–O bonds of the PbO6 octahedra that are formed along the main symmetry axis of the structure [9]. Furthermore, three low-energy weak modes at ~232, 314 and 391 cm−1 were recorded in the Raman spectrum, which involve vibrations of longer Pb–O bonds interconnected by the above-mentioned chains of octahedra [17].
The results in Table 1 reveal the extensive use of lead white; this pigment was identified in several samples. Lead white (2PbCO3⋅Pb(OH)2) was identified through the characteristic peak at 1055 cm−1 in its Raman spectrum due to the v1, or the symmetric stretch vibration of CO32− [14].
Small black areas (granules) were revealed in the cross sections of several samples, which consisted of carbon black as observed in the appearance of a characteristic broad band at ~1584 cm−1, assigned to a doubly degenerate deformation vibration of the aromatic ring and a second one at ~1318 cm−1, and attributed to a crystalline size effect [18,19].
Apart from the inorganic pigments described above, an organic blue indigoid colourant of plant origin was also detected, which can either be correlated with indigo (Indigofera tinctoria L. and other species) or woad (Isatis tinctoria L.). Its Raman spectrum (Table 1) showed the two weak, low-energy peaks at ~547 and 600 cm−1 that were assigned to the bending vibrational modes involving the central [‒C=C‒] coordinate [20]; a weak ~942 cm−1 band due to the C–H out-of-plane bending motion; the peaks at ~1015 and 1147 cm−1, attributed to vibrations involving the C–H in-plane bending; the 1313, 1463, 1486, 1573, and 1616 cm−1 spectral lines due to the C–C stretching vibrations of the benzene rings; the band at 1585 cm−1, attributed to the in-phase stretching vibrations of the aromatic C=C bonds; and finally, the considerably stronger three modes at ~1253, 1366, and 1700 cm−1, which were assigned to C–H/C=O bending, N–H/C–H in-plane bending, and C=O/C=C stretching vibrations, respectively [20,21].
In several samples, calcite was detected within the painting layers, possibly as a filler/dispersing medium; its Raman spectrum showed the predominant band at ~1088 cm−1, which was due to the v1 or the symmetric CO32− stretching vibration [21]. Moreover, the two low-energy weak peaks at ~155 and 280 cm−1 included in the Raman spectrum of calcite arose from the external vibrations of the CO32− groups that involved translatory and rotatory oscillations of those groups within the crystal lattice mode [22].
Gypsum and anhydrite were detected in the gesso ground layers of samples D3, D10, D12, D14, D15, and D17. The Raman spectra of gypsum showed a strong peak at 1008 cm−1, which was attributed to the v1(a1) symmetric stretching vibration modes of SO42− tetrahedra [14]. Anhydrite (CaSO4,) is often found with gypsum, and a study of the Raman spectrum of the former showed that the band attributed to the symmetric stretch vibration v1(a1) SO42− appeared at approximately 1016 cm−1 [14].
The Raman spectra of orpiment (As2S3) displayed the characteristic strong bands at 136, 154, 202, 293, 311, and 355 cm−1. Each As atom was surrounded by three sulphur atoms, and each (S) atom was shared by two (As) atoms, while the layers were held together by van der Waals forces [23]. The region between 100 and 200 cm−1 were bands due to the S-As-S angle bending, while the one from approximately 300 to 400 cm−1 was the As–S stretching vibrations [24].
Figure 5 is shown as examples of the micro-Raman results. The identifications of pigments and their assignments in the sample’s cross section D17 (Figure 2a,b), based on the photographs obtained using optical microscopy, are described in the figure caption. This type of analysis was carried out for all samples included in the study.

3.4. FTIR Results

Varnish samples were taken from two different spots of the door surface, sampling spots #13 and #16; their powder infrared spectra are shown in Figure 6.
In both samples, complex organic materials were detected, with natural resin (possibly mastic, a triterpenoid) being the most abundant common component, with strong maxima at 2956/2926 cm−1 and 2857 cm−1 (C‒H stretching), 1738/1709 cm−1 (C=O stretch), 1458 cm−1 and 1384 cm−1 (CH2, CH3 bending vibrations), along with weaker ones at 1171, 1124, 1073, 1040, 952 cm−1 (generally, C-O stretch), and 744 cm−1 (C=C–H bend) [25,26,27]. Additionally, the relatively intense band at 848 cm−1 in sample D13 could also be assigned to aromatic C–H vibrations. The pronounced 2926 cm−1 component indicates additional material such as oil, or possibly another resin, while the feature at 1290–1280 cm−1 (stronger in sample D13) [28] could be assigned to aromatic ethers or phenolic moieties formed as a result of the heat shock. This, in combination with the weaker, typically aromatic bands at 3064 (w), 1608 (sh), 1513 (w) cm−1, may account for the heat-induced aromatization of the triterpenoid resin [29,30] on the object’s surface [31,32]. This may occur according to the following reaction scheme [30], showing the aromatization of ring A of oleanolic acid, a typical mastic component (Figure 7).
The weak but characteristic peaks observed at 1581 (sh), 1541 cm−1 (also stronger in sample D13) are indicative of the antisymmetric carboxylate vibration of metal salts [33,34,35], possibly due to interactions between Pb2+ and Ca2+ (due to lead white and gypsum, respectively, in the vicinity of the samples), and either the acidic fraction of the resin or a possible oil component, which, however, is not clearly detectable in the recorded spectra due to overlaps of its most prominent peaks (i.e., ester or acidic carbonyls and C‒H vibrations) by those of the resin material. More specifically, the maxima can be assigned to the antisymmetric stretch (or vas) of unidentate (~1580 cm−1) and bidentate (~1540 cm−1) calcium carboxylate complexes [33,36], while the weak peak at 1513 cm−1 (more prominent in sample #16), where lead white is detected, can be assigned to the vas of lead carboxylate [37,38].
The heat shock experienced by the varnish layer first led to the significant softening of the material, allowing for metal ion migration through the layers and the consequent formation of metal salts with the acid resin components.

4. Conclusions

Beyond its historical importance, including a documented fire incident [39] in 1535, the wood-carved door has a specific technological significance, which was investigated through this study. A striking feature of the door’s decoration is the extended palette of inorganic and consecutive organic colourant layers, along with consecutive varnish layers; while in another sample from a nearby area, the alternating ground and pigment layers arguably suggested a correction at a later, unspecified time (samples D14 and D17).
The varnish samples showed a triterpenoid resin, possibly mastic, with added components (oil or other resin). Their infrared spectra showed signs of deterioration due to interactions of the acidic organic components, with the metal ions of pigments and the ground layer, and indications of heat-induced oxidations (aromatization); this may well be in accordance with the recorded history of the object involved in a fire incident.
As shown in Table 2, Raman spectra and SEM-EDX revealed the presence of a wide colourants palette, including yellow (orpiment), red (lead red, red ochre, and cinnabar), blue (indigo/woad), lead white, and carbon black; green could also be assigned to a copper pigment, although more evidence is needed. Furthermore, gypsum, anhydrite, and calcite were identified as the ground-layer materials in most samples.
As objects of the late Byzantine period have rarely been studied through multi-analytical physicochemical approaches [2,3,4], the data of Table 2 can be considered as a reference point for researchers who are interested in having a broad view of the Byzantine painting palette and techniques.

Author Contributions

A.K. conceptualization; methodology; investigation; data curation; writing original draft; I.K. supervision; resources; data curation; writing—review and editing; S.C.B. supervision; funding acquisition; data curation; writing—review and editing. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work has been funded through the Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates by the Special Account For Research Grants, University of West Attica.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge the Abbot of the Monastery of St. Dionysiou in Mount Athos, Archimandrite Petros, and all the brotherhood. In addition, George Fousteris for his contribution in the historical field of a particular study, and Dimitrios Karakatsanis for providing us with valuable photos of the artifact. Finally, the authors would like to thank the Research Committee and the Special Account for Research Grants of the University of West Attica for financially supporting Konstanta’s PhD studies.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. (a) Sampling spots and (b) detail from the decorated wood-carved door of the Church of Dionysiou Monastery in Mount Athos. Dimensions of each door leaf: 240 cm × 60 cm.
Figure 1. (a) Sampling spots and (b) detail from the decorated wood-carved door of the Church of Dionysiou Monastery in Mount Athos. Dimensions of each door leaf: 240 cm × 60 cm.
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Figure 2. Sample cross sections D17 (a,b) and D14 (c,d). Cross sections in (a,c) visible-reflected light and (b,d) UV fluorescence (λexc = 365 nm) are shown. Complete stratigraphy for (a) and (b) is as follows: (1) first layer of gesso ground: gypsum; (2) first painting layer: cinnabar and grains of carbon black; (3) second layer of gesso ground: gypsum; (4) second painting layer: orpiment; (5) varnish. For (c) and (d): (1) first painting layer: orpiment; (2) layer of gesso ground: gypsum, calcite, and orpiment; (3) second painting layer: carbon black; (4) first varnish layer; (5) second varnish layer.
Figure 2. Sample cross sections D17 (a,b) and D14 (c,d). Cross sections in (a,c) visible-reflected light and (b,d) UV fluorescence (λexc = 365 nm) are shown. Complete stratigraphy for (a) and (b) is as follows: (1) first layer of gesso ground: gypsum; (2) first painting layer: cinnabar and grains of carbon black; (3) second layer of gesso ground: gypsum; (4) second painting layer: orpiment; (5) varnish. For (c) and (d): (1) first painting layer: orpiment; (2) layer of gesso ground: gypsum, calcite, and orpiment; (3) second painting layer: carbon black; (4) first varnish layer; (5) second varnish layer.
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Figure 3. SEM image of the sample D1 and EDX spectrum of spot 1 in sample D1. Cu, Zn, and Au were identified.
Figure 3. SEM image of the sample D1 and EDX spectrum of spot 1 in sample D1. Cu, Zn, and Au were identified.
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Figure 4. SEM image of the sample D2 and EDX spectrum. Elements of As and S were identified and confirm the Raman results, which revealed the presence of orpiment (As2S3).
Figure 4. SEM image of the sample D2 and EDX spectrum. Elements of As and S were identified and confirm the Raman results, which revealed the presence of orpiment (As2S3).
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Figure 5. Four Raman spectra, which led to the identification of pigments and the gesso ground in the sample cross sections D17 (Figure 2a,b), are included as examples. In particular, the following were identified: (a) gypsum, (b) cinnabar, (c) carbon black with cinnabar, and (d) orpiment.
Figure 5. Four Raman spectra, which led to the identification of pigments and the gesso ground in the sample cross sections D17 (Figure 2a,b), are included as examples. In particular, the following were identified: (a) gypsum, (b) cinnabar, (c) carbon black with cinnabar, and (d) orpiment.
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Figure 6. Infrared spectra of varnish powder samples; (a) D13 and (b) D16. Dashed vertical lines depict correspondence of aromatic and metal salt features between the two samples.
Figure 6. Infrared spectra of varnish powder samples; (a) D13 and (b) D16. Dashed vertical lines depict correspondence of aromatic and metal salt features between the two samples.
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Figure 7. Possible oxidation route of oleanonic acid, a typical triterpenic mastic component leading to aromatic product (formation of aromatic ring A).
Figure 7. Possible oxidation route of oleanonic acid, a typical triterpenic mastic component leading to aromatic product (formation of aromatic ring A).
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Table 1. Cross sections of the samples. Pigments were identified using micro-Raman spectroscopy and SEM-EDX.
Table 1. Cross sections of the samples. Pigments were identified using micro-Raman spectroscopy and SEM-EDX.
Sample/Sampling PointStratigraphyRaman ResultsEDX Results
D 1-Metal leaf from decorationBack side-Cu, Zn
Front side-Cu, Zn, Au
D 2-Yellow spot1st painting layerOrpimentAs, S, C, O
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 3-Red spotGesso groundGypsumCa, S, C, O
1st painting layerLead whitePb, O, C
2nd painting layer Minium and lead whitePb, O, C
Varnish layer--
D 4-Light blue spot1st painting layer Indigo/woad, lead white, red ochre, calcite, and gypsumCa, S, Pb, C, O
2nd painting layerLead white, indigo/woad, red ochre, calcite, and gypsumCa, S, Pb, C, O
Varnish layer--
D 5-Light blue spot1st painting layerLead whitePb, Cu, C, O
2nd painting layerIndigo/woad, lead white, red lead, and calcitePb, Cu, Ca, C, O
3rd painting layerIndigo/woad, lead white and calcite
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 6-Blue spotGesso groundGypsumCa, S, C, O
1st painting layerLead whitePb, C, O
2nd painting layerIndigo/woad, gypsum, and lead whitePb, Ca, S, C, O
1st varnish layer--
2nd varnish layer--
D 7-Green spot1st painting layerLead whiteCu, Pb, C, O
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 8-Light red spot1st painting layerRed lead and lead whitePb, C, O
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 9-Light blue spot1st painting layerLead whitePb, Cu, C, O
2nd painting layerLead whitePb, Cu, C, O
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 10-Red spotGesso groundGypsumCa, S, C, O
1st painting layerLead whitePb, C, O
2nd painting layerRed leadPb, C, O
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 11-Light blue spot1st painting layerRed leadPb, C, O
2nd painting layerIndigo/woad and lead whitePb, C, O
Varnish layer--
D12-Red spotGesso groundGypsumCa, S, C, O
1st painting layerCinnabarHg, S, C, O
Varnish layer--
D 14-Black spot1st painting layerOrpimentAs, S, C, O
Gesso groundGypsum, calcite, and orpimentCa, S, As, C, O
2nd painting layerCarbon blackC, O
1st varnish layer--
Soot layerCarbon blackC, O
2nd varnish layer--
D 15-Green spotGesso ground: Gypsum and anhydriteCa, S, C, O
1st painting layerOrpiment, indigo/woad, and anhydriteCa, S, As, C, O
Varnish layer--
D 17-Yellow spot1st layer of gesso groundGypsumCa, S, C, O
1st painting layerCinnabar and carbon blackHg, S, C, O
2nd layer of gesso groundGypsumCa, S, C, O
2nd painting layerOrpimentAs, S, C, O
Varnish layer--
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Table 2. Colourants identified in the investigated samples using micro-Raman spectroscopy. Characteristic peaks used for the identifications are included.
Table 2. Colourants identified in the investigated samples using micro-Raman spectroscopy. Characteristic peaks used for the identifications are included.
PigmentSampleCompositionRaman Characteristic Peaks and Relative Intensities 1
(cm−1)
OrpimentD1, D14, D15, D17As2S3105 m, 136 s, 154 s, 179 m, 202 s, 293 s, 311 vs, 355 vs, 383 m
Lead whiteD3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D112PbCO3⋅Pb(OH)21055 vs
MiniumD3Pb3O4232 w, 314 w, 391 w, 480 s, 550 vs
Red ochreD4Fe2O3225 vs, 295 s, 408 m, 498 w, 661 vw, 1320 m and br
CinnabarD12, D17HgS254 vs, 285 w, 343 m
Indigo/woadD4, D5, D6, D11, D15C16H10N2O2547 w, 600 w, 942 w, 1015 w, 1147 m, 1253 s, 1313 w, 1366 vs, 1463 m, 1486 m, 1573 s, 1585 s, 1616 s, 1700 s
Carbon blackD2, D5, D7, D8, D9, D10, D14, D17C1318 s and br, 1584 vs and br
GypsumD3, D4, D6, D10, D12, D14, D15, D17CaSO4⋅2H2O 1008 vs
AnhydriteD15CaSO41016 vs
CalciteD4, D5, D14CaCO3155 w, 280 w, 1088 vs
1 vs: very strong, s: strong, m: medium, w: weak, vw: very weak, br: broad, sh: shoulder.
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