TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ziemann, Martin Andreas
T1  - In situ micro-Raman spectroscopy on minerals on-site in the Grotto Hall of the New Palace, Park Sanssouci, in Potsdam
JF  - Journal of Raman spectroscopy : JRS
N2  - Questions of identity and provenance of minerals that are parts of masterpieces in museums have become increasingly important in mineralogical and historical studies. Detailed investigations of valuable and unique objects require on-site, nondestructive and noninvasive methods because touching or removing them may cause irreparable damage. A mobile Raman-microprobe has been used to meet these demands for truly in situ mineralogical studies of the large collection of minerals and rocks of the Prussian kings in the Grotto Hall (Grottensaal) of the New Palace (Neues Palais), Park Sanssouci in Potsdam. Minerals on the walls of the Grotto Hall were analyzed to identify them and thereby to complete the data bank of the collection. Fluid and solid inclusions in the interior of a large quartz crystal have been studied to provide evidence of the provenance of the crystal. The fluid inclusions contain aqueous saline solutions, whereas the solid inclusions are needles of anhydrite with a length of about 1.5 mm. The quartz probably originated from an area in the eastern Alps, from the surroundings of Bad Gastein, Austria. This is the first on-site and in situ study of inclusions below the surface of a mineral with a mobile Raman-microprobe outside a laboratory.
KW  - mobile Raman-microprobe
KW  - minerals
KW  - provenance
KW  - fluid inclusions
KW  - anhydrite inclusions
Y1  - 2006
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.1584
SN  - 0377-0486
VL  - 37
IS  - 10
SP  - 1019
EP  - 1025
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Chichester
ER  -