Scanning Microscopy Techniques as an Assessment Tool of Materials and Interventions for the Protection of Built Cultural Heritage

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(a) Digital microscopy image of coloring decoration imitating gold on an indoor marble capital of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece (×25); SEM BSE image of the colored area under examination; (b, c, d, e, f) EDX mapping of the detected elements, Ca, S, Ba, and Zn, respectively.

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