Analysis of natural and artificial ultramarine blue pigments using laser induced breakdown and pulsed Raman spectroscopy, statistical analysis and light microscopy

I. Osticioli; N. F. C. Mendes; A. Nevin; Francisco P.S.C. Gil; M. Becucci; E. Castellucci

doi:10.1016/j.saa.2008.11.028

Analysis of natural and artificial ultramarine blue pigments using laser induced breakdown and pulsed Raman spectroscopy, statistical analysis and light microscopy

I. Osticioli^*
, N. F. C. Mendes
, A. Nevin
, Francisco P.S.C. Gil
, M. Becucci
, E. Castellucci

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pulsed laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and Raman spectroscopy were performed using a novel laboratory setup employing the same Nd:YAG laser emission at 532 nm for the analysis of five commercially available pigments collectively known as "ultramarine blue", a sodium silicate material of either mineral origin or an artificially produced glass. LIBS and Raman spectroscopy have provided information regarding the elemental and molecular composition of the samples; additionally, an analytical protocol for the differentiation between natural (lapis lazuli) and artificial ultramarine blue pigments is proposed. In particular LIBS analysis has allowed the discrimination between pigments on the basis of peaks ascribed to calcium. The presence of calcite in the natural blue pigments has been confirmed following Raman spectroscopy in specific areas of the samples, and micro-Raman and optical microscopy have further corroborated the presence of calcite inclusions in the samples of natural origin. Finally multivariate analysis of Laser induced breakdown spectra using principal component analysis (PCA) further enhanced the differentiation between natural and artificial ultramarine blue pigments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	525-531
Number of pages	7
Journal	Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume	73
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.11.028
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Artificial ultramarine
Lapis lazuli
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
Lazurite
Principal component analysis (PCA)
Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy

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Osticioli, I., Mendes, N. F. C., Nevin, A., Gil, F. P. S. C., Becucci, M., & Castellucci, E. (2009). Analysis of natural and artificial ultramarine blue pigments using laser induced breakdown and pulsed Raman spectroscopy, statistical analysis and light microscopy. Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 73(3), 525-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.11.028

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Osticioli, I, Mendes, NFC, Nevin, A, Gil, FPSC, Becucci, M & Castellucci, E 2009, 'Analysis of natural and artificial ultramarine blue pigments using laser induced breakdown and pulsed Raman spectroscopy, statistical analysis and light microscopy', Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 525-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.11.028

Analysis of natural and artificial ultramarine blue pigments using laser induced breakdown and pulsed Raman spectroscopy, statistical analysis and light microscopy. / Osticioli, I.; Mendes, N. F. C.; Nevin, A. et al.
In: Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Vol. 73, No. 3, 01.08.2009, p. 525-531.

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