Table 1.
List of calcite and aragonite specimens analyzed with SEM-CL. The asterisk (*) marks specimens analyzed also using LIF and ICP-MS.
| Sample | Formation process | Provenience | Phase identification by FTIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcite 1 | Geogenic (spar) | Chihuahua, Mexico | Calcite |
| Calcite 2* | Geogenic (aragonite spar recrystallized to calcite) | Chihuahua, Mexico | Calcite |
| Calcite 3* | Geogenic (spar) | Chihuahua, Mexico | Calcite |
| Calcite 4* | Geogenic (spar) | Unknown locality, USA | Calcite |
| Calcite 5 | Geogenic (spar) | Mato Grosso, Brazil | Calcite |
| Chalk 1* | Geogenic (sedimentary) | Nesher Ramla, Israel | Calcite |
| Chalk 2 | Geogenic (sedimentary) | Megiddo, Israel | Calcite, silica |
| Limestone 1* | Geogenic (sedimentary) | Sde Boker, Israel | Calcite |
| Limestone 2* | Geogenic (sedimentary) | Sde Boker, Israel | Calcite |
| Marble 1* | Geogenic (metamorphic) | Carrara, Italy | Calcite |
| Marble 2* | Geogenic (metamorphic) | Carrara, Italy | Calcite |
| Marble 3* | Geogenic (metamorphic) | Carrara, Italy | Calcite |
| Marble 4* | Geogenic (metamorphic) | Paros, Greece | Calcite |
| Marble 5* | Geogenic (metamorphic) | Mount Pentelikon, Greece | Dolomite, traces of calcite |
| Nari | Geogenic (recrystallized chalk) | Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel | Calcite |
| Shell C1 | Pyrogenic (Glycymeris insubrica heated to 400 °C) | Ashkelon, Israel | Calcite |
| Shell C2 | Pyrogenic (archaeological burnt Glycymeris insubrica) | Ashkelon, Israel | Calcite |
| Plaster C1* | Pyrogenic | Starting material: nari Tell es-Safi/Gath | Calcite, traces of calcium hydroxide |
| Plaster C2 | Pyrogenic | Starting material: chalk Nesher Ramla | Calcite, traces of calcium hydroxide |
| Plaster C3 | Pyrogenic | Starting material: chalk Nesher Ramla | Calcite, traces of aragonite |
| Plaster C4* | Pyrogenic | Starting material: chalk Nesher Ramla | Calcite, traces of aragonite |
| Aragonite 1* | Geogenic (spar) | Loma Badá, Spain | Aragonite |
| Aragonite 2 | Geogenic (spar) | Molina de Aragón, Spain | Aragonite |
| Aragonite 3* | Geogenic (spar) | Minglanilla, Spain | Aragonite |
| Aragonite 4 | Geogenic (spar) | Tazouta, Morocco | Aragonite |
| Aragonite 5 | Geogenic (spar) | Toussit, Morocco | Aragonite |
| Lisan aragonite | Geogenic (evaporite) | Dead Sea, Israel | Aragonite |
| Shell A1* | Biogenic (Glycymeris insubrica) | Ashkelon, Israel | Aragonite |
| Kettle aragonite | Pyrogenic (scale from boiling water) | Rehovot, Israel | Aragonite |
| Plaster A1 | Pyrogenic | Starting material: Glycymeris insubrica shells | Aragonite, traces of calcite and calcium hydroxide |