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Table 3 Corrosion products identified using Raman spectroscopy

From: Occurrence of phosphatic corrosion products on bronze swords of the Warring States period buried at Lijiaba site in Chongqing, China

Sample number

Archaeological number

Identified corrosion product

YLS1-1

00YLIIM82:2

Malachite, cuprite

YLS1-2

00YLIIM82:2

Libethenite, cuprite

YLS1-3

00YLIIM82:2

Libethenite, malachite

YLS1-4

00YLIIM82:2

Cuprite, cassiterite

YLS2-1

98YLIIM10:1

Pyromorphite, cassiterite, malachite, cuprite

YLS2-2

98YLIIM10:1

Malachite, cuprite, cassiterite, cerussite, pyromorphite

YLS3-1

98YLIIM11:4

Malachite, cuprite, libethenite, cassiterite,

YLS3-2

98YLIIM11:4

Malachite, cerussite, cuprite, pyromorphite