Research Article

Characterization of Roman and Arabic Mural Paintings of the Archaeological Site of Cercadilla (Cordoba, Spain)

Table 3

Mineralogical composition by X-ray Diffraction for the Roman and Arabic mortar samples.

XRDRoman sample (Rom-10)Arabic sample (Is-08)

Calcite58,1%95,6%
Quartz32,0%2,6%
Phyllosilicate9,9%N.D.
AlbiteN.D.0,4%
GypsumN.D.1,4%

N.D.: not detected.