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The role of Cl− ions in the oxidation of iron artifacts from chlorinated archeological environments

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Mössbauer analysis of archeological iron artifacts allows to determine mainly the presence of the β ferric oxyhydroxide, akaganeite, in the rust products. This confirms the role of Cl− ions in the environment leading to difficult preservation in a museum.

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  1. Laboratoire CNRS Maurice Letort UP 6851, Groupe de Spectrométrie Mössbauer Département Sciences des Matériaux, Université de Nancy 1, ESSTIN, Parc R. Bentz, F 54500, Vandoeuvre-Nancy, France

    Ph. Refait & J.-M. R. Génin

  2. Laboratoire d'achéologie des métaux, (CCSTIFM), Avenue du Général de Gaulle, F 54140, Jarville, France

    R. Ouahman & C. Forrières

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Refait, P., Ouahman, R., Forrières, C. et al. The role of Cl− ions in the oxidation of iron artifacts from chlorinated archeological environments. Hyperfine Interact 70, 997–1000 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02397496

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