Epsilon iron oxide: origin of the high coercivity stable low Curie temperature magnetic phase found in heated archeological materials

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Lopez-Sanchez, J., McIntosh, G., Osete, M., del Campo, A., Villalain, J., Perez, L., Kovacheva, M. and Rodriguez de la Fuente, O. 2017. Epsilon iron oxide: origin of the high coercivity stable low Curie temperature magnetic phase found in heated archeological materials. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 18, pp. 2646-2656. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC006929
AuthorsLopez-Sanchez, J., McIntosh, G., Osete, M., del Campo, A., Villalain, J., Perez, L., Kovacheva, M. and Rodriguez de la Fuente, O.
Abstract

The identification of epsilon iron oxide (ɛ-Fe2O3) as the low Curie temperature high coercivity stable phase (HCSLT) carrying the remanence in heated archeological samples has been achieved in samples from two archeological sites that exhibited the clearest evidence of the presence of the HCSLT. This uncommon iron oxide has been detected by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy (CRS) and characterized by rock magnetic measurements. Large numbers of ɛ-Fe2O3 microaggregates (in CO) or isolated clusters (in HEL) could be recognized, distributed over the whole sample, and embedded within the ceramic matrix, along with hematite and pseudobrookite and with minor amounts of anatase, rutile, and maghemite. Curie temperature estimates of around 170°C for CO and 190°C for HEL are lower than for pure, synthetic ɛ-Fe2O3 (227°C). This, together with structural differences between the Raman spectra of the archeologically derived and synthetic samples, is likely due to Ti substitution in the ɛ-Fe2O3 crystal lattice. The γ-Fe2O3-ɛ-Fe2O3-α-Fe2O3 transformation series has been recognized in heated archeological samples, which may have implications in terms of their thermal history and in the factors that govern the formation of ɛ-Fe2O3.

Year2017
JournalGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Journal citation18, pp. 2646-2656
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union
ISSN1525-2027
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC006929
Official URLhttp://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC006929
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Print22 Jul 2017
Online01 Jul 2017
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Deposited28 Nov 2017
Accepted19 Jun 2017
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