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Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona (Germany): State of marble deterioration and provenance
The Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona was founded in 1611. With respect to its size and age, the cemetery is one of the most important Jewish grave fields in the world. Several highly ornamented marble tombstones from the Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona were investigated concerning their state of preservation and their provenance. Ultrasonic measurements were performed on-site and on drill cores in the laboratory for the determination of the rock decay. The investigations show that the predominantly strong decay of the marbles can only be determined exactly in the laboratory. Since on-site the influence of water leads to an increase of ultrasonic velocities, the water content has to be taken into account when dealing with ultrasonic analysis. In addition to the rock fabric investigations, geochemical analysis of the stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen as well as the major and trace elements were used to identify the provenance. All the information gathered in this study points to the quarries of Carrara as the rock source.
Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona (Germany): State of marble deterioration and provenance
The Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona was founded in 1611. With respect to its size and age, the cemetery is one of the most important Jewish grave fields in the world. Several highly ornamented marble tombstones from the Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona were investigated concerning their state of preservation and their provenance. Ultrasonic measurements were performed on-site and on drill cores in the laboratory for the determination of the rock decay. The investigations show that the predominantly strong decay of the marbles can only be determined exactly in the laboratory. Since on-site the influence of water leads to an increase of ultrasonic velocities, the water content has to be taken into account when dealing with ultrasonic analysis. In addition to the rock fabric investigations, geochemical analysis of the stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen as well as the major and trace elements were used to identify the provenance. All the information gathered in this study points to the quarries of Carrara as the rock source.
Jewish cemetery in Hamburg Altona (Germany): State of marble deterioration and provenance
Der Jüdische Friedhof in Hamburg-Altona (Deutschland): Status von Marmorzerfall und -herkunft
Siegesmund, S. (author) / Kracke, T. (author) / Ruedrich, J. (author) / Schwarzburg, R. (author)
Engineering Geology ; 115 ; 200-208
2010
9 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 29 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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