Manufacturing Analysis and Non Destructive Characterisation of Green Stone Objects from the Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico

Weathering of serpentinite stone due to in situ generation of calcium and magnesium sulfates

“…Some of the best examples of their use can be found in Italy, in historical buildings such as Massimo Palace (nineteenth century) or the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (fifth century), and several cathedrals all over the country (Roma, Florence, Siena or Monza) [11][12][13][14][15][16]. In South and North America, serpentinites were also used to shape decorative artifacts by Aztecs (fourteenth century) [17]. More recent examples can be found in the Havana Cathedral (eighteenth century) or in cities like Philadelphia, where the use of this material at the end of the nineteenth century was a characteristic feature of its architecture [18].…”

Les « turquoises culturelles » et la caractérisation par fluorescence de rayons X (XRF) in situ du disque de mosaïque de l’offrande 99 du Templo Mayor de México-Tenochtitlán

“…). Il a déjà permis l'étude d'une grande variété de pièces et d'objets de musée et d'oeuvres d'art comme des statues, des peintures sur chevalet, des céramiques décorées, de la soie, des documents antiques, des bijoux et des pierres vertes(Ruvalcaba et al , 2011 ; Ruvalcaba et al , 2010a).…”