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Phase composition of slags produced by silver metallurgy in the Havlíčkův Brod Ore District

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Phase composition of Medieval slags produced by silver metallurgy was studied at four localities near Havlíčkův Brod (Stříbrné Hory 1 and 2, Utín, and Hesov). Different types of slags were studied by polarizing microscope in transmitted and reflected light. Consequently, selected phases were analysed by WDX and EDX. Major components are represented by glass (dominant oxides: 64–36 wt. % SiO2, 44–15 wt. % FeO, 11–2 wt. % Al2O3, and 8–2 wt. % CaO), olivine (83.5 mol. % fayalite, 13.8 mol. % tephroite), and rarely wüstite. Other minerals that occur in sulphidic droplets are pyrrhotite, rudashevskyite, Cu-Fe-S phase, Cu-Fe-Ag-S phase, and Pb-Fe-Cl phase.

Source: Geologické výzkumy na Moravě a ve Slezsku

Authors: Janíčková, Kateřina, Dolníček, Zdeněk, Malý, Karel

Institutions: Palacký University Olomouc, Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava

Language: English

Topic: Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7217501709

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