Contents Simone Pollastri, Lara Gigli, Paolo Ferretti, Giovanni B. Andreozzi, Nicola Bursi Gandolfi, Kilian Pollok , Alessandro F. Gualtieri -The crystal structure of mineral fibes. 3. Actinolite asbestos Dmitry A. Chebotarev, Anna G. Doroshkevich, Reiner Klemd, Nikolay S. Karmanov - Evolution of Nb-mineralization in the Chuktukon carbonatite massif, Chadobets upland (Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia) Nicola Mondillo, Giuseppina Balassone, Maria Boni, Antonio Marino, Giuseppe Arfè - Evaluation of the amount of rare earth elements -REE in the Silius fluorie vein system (SE Sardinia, Italy). Fuat Yavuz and Zeynep Döner - WinAmptb: A Windows program for calcic amphibole thermobarometry Marcella Di Bella, Francesco Italiano, Davide Romano, Alessandro Tripodo, Giuseppe Sabatino - Geochemistry and tectonic setting of triassic magmatism from the Lercara Basin (Sicily, Italy) Silvio Mollo, Francesco Vetere, Harald Beherens, Vanni Tecchiato, Antonio Langone, Piergiorgio Scarlato, Diego Perugini - The effect of degassing and volatile exsolution on the composition of a trachybasaltic melt decompressed at slow and fast rates

Contents Gioacchino Tempesta, Carlo Porfido, Michele Bellino, Alessandro Monno, The “Exultet 1” of Bari: multi-methodological approach for the study of a rare medieval parchment roll · Abdullah Mahmoud Ahmed Kamel, Ahmed Abo El-yamin, Chemical and physical characterization of mortars and plasters from a Coptic paternoster: new excavation in the temple of Ptolemy XII, Sheikh Hamad, Athribis, Sohag, Egypt · Paolo Ballirano, Andrea Bloise, Carlo Cremisini, Elisa Nardi, Maria Rita Montereali, Alessandro Pacella, Thermally induced behavior of the K-exchanged erionite: a further step in understanding the structural modifications of the erionite group upon heating · Marilda Osmani, Aida Bani, Fran Gjoka, Dolia Pavlova, Peçi Naqellari, Edmira Shahu, Irena Duka, Guillaume Echevarria, The natural plant colonization of ultramafic post-mining area of Përrenjas, Albania · Fuat Yavuz and Demet Kıran Yıldırım, A Windows program for pyroxene-liquid thermobarometry · Shohreh Hassanpour and Ghahraman Sohrabi, Major-trace elements geochemical characterization, geochronology and radiogenic isotopes of Eocene magmatic rocks in Anique, Qaradagh pluton, NW Iran · Alessandro Pacella, Giovanni B. Andreozzi, Ingrid Corazzari, Maura Tomatis, Francesco Turci, Surface reactivity of amphibole asbestos: A comparison between two tremolite samples with different surface area

CONTENTS Angelo De Min, Francesco Princivalle and Davide Lenaz Geochemistry of the Late Mesozoic - Early Cenozoic turbidites from the NE part of the Adria microplate Bogdan Constantinescu, Daniela Cristea-Stan, Imre Kovács and Zoltan Szőkefalvi-Nagy External milli-beam PIXE analysis of the mineral pigments of glazed Iznik (Turkey) ceramics Somayeh Noghani and Mohammadamin Emami Mineralogical Phase Transition on Sandwich-like Structure of Clinky Pottery from Parthian Period, Iran Mauro Francesco La Russa, Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo, Natalia Rovella, Cristina Maria Belfiore, Paola Pogliani, Claudia Pelosi, Maria Andaloro and Gino Mirocle Crisci Cappadocian ignimbrite cave churches: stone degradation and conservation strategies Valeria Diella, Ilaria Adamo and Rosangela Bocchio Gem-quality rhodonite from Val Malenco (Central Alps, Italy) Luisa De Capitani, Giovanni Grieco, Silvia Porro, Elena Ferrari, Enrica Roccotiello and Pietro Marescotti Potentially toxic element contamination in waste rocks, soils and wild flora at the Roşia Montană mining area (Romania) Davide Lenaz, Giovanni B. Andreozzi, Maibam Bidyananda and Francesco Princivalle Oxidation degree of chromite from Indian ophiolites: a crystal chemical and 57Fe Mössbauer study Gaetano Ortolano, Roberto Visalli, Rosolino Cirrincione and Gisella Rebay PT-path reconstruction via unraveling of peculiar zoning pattern in atoll shaped garnets via image assisted analysis: An example from the Santa Lucia de Mela garnet micaschists (northeastern Sicily-Italy)

Indice: Archaeometric characterization of amphorae and bricks of Imperial Age found in a roman villa near the Luzzi town (Cosenza, Calabria, Italy)Structural and spectroscopic characterization of anorthite synthesized from secondary raw materialsVein mineral assemblage in partially serpentinized peridotite xenoliths from Hyblean Plateau (south-eastern Sicily, Italy)Cumulative cordieritite formation as a result of anatexis and melt expulsion. An example from the Chavanon sequence, Variscan French Massif CentralVolcanic geology and petrology of the Val Calanna succession (Mt. Etna, Southern Italy): discovery of a new eruptive centerA case study of alkali-silica reactions: petrographic investigation of paving deteriorationChemical, mineralogical and petrographic characterization of Roman ancient hydraulic concretes cores from Santa Liberata, Italy, and Caesarea Palestinae, Israel Sulphate-arsenate exchange properties of Zn-Al layered double hydroxides: preliminary data

The papers in this volume were presented at the CATS international technical art history conference Trading Paintings and Painters' Materials 1550-1800 which explored international markets for paintings and artists' materials in the early modern period and their implications for artistic production. Questions central to these papers include: did preferences exist for artists' materials and paintings from specific geographical areas in particular places and if so why? How did the import of painting materials and artworks impact local production, connoisseurship and art theory? In what conditions were these artists' materials and finished artworks produced and traded in early modern Europe and beyond? The lavishly illustrated contributions in this volume deal with the above questions and shed light on different trades, products, countries and timeframes by combining a large variety of methods and sources, including visual analyses, written sources, pigment analyses and archaeological excavations. This fourth CATS Proceedings will be of interest to scholars and students, museum professionals, curators, conservators, art historians and conservation scientists.

This book provides a comprehensive description of the volcanological, petrological and geochemical features of the Copahue volcano, located at the border between Argentina and Chile. Scientific studies are limited for this volcanic system, due to its remote location and difficult access in winter. However, Copahue is one of the most active volcanic systems in the southern Andes. Monitoring the volcano's activity is of utter importance, as it provides means of existence for the nearby village of the same name, hosting the world's highest-located hot-springs resort. This book's aim is to present the current monitoring activities, and to describe future research programs that are planned in order to mitigate volcanic hazards. Special attention is therefore devoted to the social and industrial activities close to the volcano, such as health therapies and geothermal energy exploitation. In a special section, the Copahue volcano is presented as a terrestrial modern analog for early-Earth and Mars environments.