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Journal of Mineral and Material Science
[ ISSN : 2833-3616 ]


Diversity of Patina and Patinelles on Weathered Glass in Australia –Windows into Processes and Products In Patination

Short-Communication
Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Article DOI : 10.54026/JMMS/1077


Clifford P1,3* and Semeniuk V1,2

1School of Arts & Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, W A, Australia
2V. & C. Semeniuk Research Group, Warwick, W A, Australia
3Email: p.clifford@iinet.net.au

Corresponding Authors

V. & C. Semeniuk Research Group, Warwick, W A, Australia Email: p.clifford@iinet.net.au

Keywords

Patina; Patinelles; Patina Diversity; Patina Structures; Patinelle Structures; Patina Micro-Lithology

Received : December 29, 2023
Published : January 08, 2024

Abstract

Weathering of glass results in an ultra-thin patina that exhibits a multitude of structures, micro-structures, and microlithologies that record its (geological) paragenesis and diagenesis. Scanning electron microscopy of patina from Australia shows it to be simply laminated, complexly laminated, colloform, to micro-brecciated, to mottled and clotted, with microunconformities, and micro-lithologies of laminated silica, or inter-laminated silica and calcite. These intra-patina features are termed ‘patinelles’. There are also desiccation cracks, vughs, and exogenic infiltrations of dust. This range of structures, micro-structures, and micro-lithologies are arrayed as lenses, sheets and as intra-patina masses. The diversity of patina structures and micro-lithologies, and patinelles can be used to determine the history of patina and patinelles.