Abstract
Ancient artifacts, having been buried for significant periods of time, can be viewed as outcomes in long term durability experiments. This study focuses on ancient man-made glass -- a material which came into use about 3,500 years ago. The weathering products found on these glasses are described and a method for correlating them with glass composition is presented. Relevance to current work on vitrified nuclear waste forms is discussed.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
P. B. Adams, “Chemistry of Nuclear Waste Glass Reactions: Problems and Potential of Prediction,” Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management 1 ( G. J. McCarthy, ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1979 ).
R. H. Brill, “The Record of Time in Weathered Glass,” Archaeology 14, 18 (1961).
R. G. Newton, “Some Problems in the Dating of Ancient Glass by Counting the Layers in the Weathering Crust,” Glass Technology 7, 22 (1966).
M. Perez y Jorba, G. Tilloca, D. Michel and J. P. Dallas, “Quelques aspects du phénoméne de corrosion des vitraux anciens des églises francais,” Verres et Réfractaires 29, 53 (1975).
R. Collonques, M. Perez y Jorba, G. Tilloca and J. P. Dallas, “Nouveaux aspects de phénoméne de corrosion des vitraux anciens des églises francais,” Verres et Réfractaires 30, 45 (1976).
C. J. Illife and R. G. Newton, “Using Triangular Diagrams to Understand the Behavior of Medieval Glasses,” Verres et Réfractaires 30, 30 (1976).
R. H. Brill, “Crizzling-A Problem in Glass Conservation,” Conservation in Archaeology and the Applied Arts (London, 1975 ).
E. V. Sayre and R. W. Smith, “Compositional Studies of Ancient Glass,” Science 133, 1824 (1961).
R. W. Douglas and T. M. el-Shamy, “Reactions of Glasses with Aqueous Solutions,” J. Amer. Cer. Soc. 50, 1 (1967).
D. E. Clark, E. Lu Yen-Bower and L. L. Hench, “Corrosion Behavior of Zinc-Borosilicate Simulated Nuclear Waste Glass,” Symposium on Ceramics in Nuclear Waste Management, Cincinnati, OH, Technical Information Center, Oak Ridge, TN, CONF-790420 (1979).
A. Paul, “Chemical Durability of Glasses, A Thermodynamic Approach,” J. of Materials Science 12, 2246 (1977).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1980 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kaplan, M.F. (1980). Characterization of Weathered Glass by Analyzing Ancient Artifacts. In: Northrup, C.J.M. (eds) Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management. Advances in Nuclear Science & Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3839-0_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3839-0_10
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-3841-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-3839-0
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive