Analysis of deterioration of rocky material which conform the sculptured serpents of the Tenayuca pyramid
- 1. ININ, 52045 Ocoyoacac, Estado de Mexico (Mexico)
- 2. INAH, 04000 Coyoacan (Mexico)
- 3. BUAP, A.P. J-48, 72520 Puebla (Mexico)
Description
This work presents the results about the characterization of rocky materials samples proceeding from heads of snakes that adorn the pyramid of Tenayuca, Mexico. Analysis of these samples, that show deterioration presence was performance through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Several morphological structures such as granular, tubular, acicular growths and fibers were observed, some of they could be associate to salt migration. It was possible to identify different crystalline phases associated with albite (NaAlSi3O8), anorthite [(Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8], ferroactinolite [(Ca,Na,K)2 Fe5Si8O22(OH)2], gypsum (CaSO4 2H2O), quartz (SiO2) and thenardite (Na2SO4). (Author) 10 refs., 2 tabs., 12 figs
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Analisis del deterioro del material petreo que conforman las serpientes esculpidas de la piramide de Tenayuca
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Innovacion Editorial Lagares de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
- Imprint Place
- Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico (Mexico)
- ISBN
- 968-5785-87-2
- Imprint Title
- The Materials Science and its impact in the Archaeology
- Imprint Pagination
- 274 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 185-196
Conference
- Title
- 12. International Material Research Congress; Symposium on Archaeological Issues in Materials Science
- Original Conference Title
- 12. Congreso Internacional de Investigacion en Materiales
- Dates
- 17-21 Aug 2003
- Place
- Cancun, Quintana Roo (Mexico)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Mexico
- Country of Input or Organization
- Mexico
- INIS RN
- 36044442
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANORTHITE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CRYSTALS; CULTURAL OBJECTS; DIAGRAMS; ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FELDSPARS; GYPSUM; IMAGES; KEV RANGE 10-100; MEXICO; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
- Descriptors DEC
- COHERENT SCATTERING; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTOMETERS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY RANGE; FELDSPARS; INFORMATION; KEV RANGE; LATIN AMERICA; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MICROSCOPY; MINERALS; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL DATA; OXIDE MINERALS; SCATTERING; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFATE MINERALS
Optional Information
- Funding organization
- Academia Mexicana de Ciencia de Materiales, A.C. (Mexico)