Table 8 Thermogravimetry and XRPD results on all samples, (powder fraction < 63 μm)

From: New dating approach based on the petrographical, mineralogical and chemical characterization of ancient lime mortar: case study of the archaeological site of Hippo, Annaba city, Algeria

Sample

Mass loss per temperature range (°C)

 

XRPD resultsa

 < 120 (%)

120–200 (%)

200–600 (%)

 > 600 (%)

H2O (%)

CO2 (%)

CO2/H2O (%)

Calcite (%)

Quartz (%)

Rf (%)

HTR1

1.31

0.59

3.69

24.12

3.63

28.52

07.86

34.00

23.00

43.00

HTR2

1.23

0.57

3.04

26.24

3.42

30.18

08.82

31.00

22.00

47.00

HTR3

1.31

0.60

3.39

23.94

3.54

28.47

08.04

35.00

23.00

42.00

HB1

2.31

0.40

2.86

20.94

2.64

33.99

12.88

10.00

49.00

41.00

HB2

2.29

0.49

2.80

19.47

2.81

32.78

11.67

8.00

52.00

40.00

HB3

2.31

0.39

2.83

20.12

2.73

33.08

12.12

9.00

50.00

41.00

HFG1

2.20

0.57

3.11

27.12

2.48

29.78

12.01

0.00

85.00

15.00

HG1

1.21

0.47

3.25

26.77

3.50

30.59

08.74

24.00

69.00

7.00

HG2

1.24

0.48

3.10

26.06

3.13

30.56

09.76

5.00

79.00

16.00

HG3

1.20

0.57

3.02

27.12

3.38

28.47

08.42

6.00

70.00

24.00

HM1

2.75

0.90

2.95

23.94

2.64

29.78

11.28

28.00

38.00

34.00

HM2

2.88

1.06

3.25

23.77

2.84

27.76

09.77

30.50

43.00

26.50

HM3

2.81

1.01

3.10

26.94

2.49

30.73

12.34

35.00

38.00

27.00

HFO1

2.99

0.89

2.91

24.65

3.60

28.93

08.04

32.30

39.40

28.30

HFO2

3.08

0.79

3.03

24.83

3.09

29.07

09.41

19.00

75.00

6.00

HFO3

3.23

0.57

3.08

26.41

3.51

30.32

08.64

25.00

64.00

11.00

HT1

1.30

0.49

1.66

18.30

2.82

32.66

11.58

23.00

66.00

11.00

HT2

1.24

0.58

1.91

19.89

2.04

33.90

16.62

10.00

45.00

45.00

HT3

1.31

0.60

2.72

20.94

2.92

32.38

11.09

8.00

48.00

44.00

HT4

1.32

0.60

2.84

18.77

2.64

31.89

12.08

9.00

42.00

49.00

  1. aAs indicated by the intensity of XRPD peaks (see, Fig. 7). Rf: Rock fragments