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Buzgar N., Apopei A. I., Buzatu A. (2009) - Romanian Database of Raman Spectroscopy (http://rdrs.uaic.ro)
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However, the large number of spectra acquisitions on the white pigment allowed the detection of some minerals in the kaolinite clay, quartz and TiO2 (rutile and, rarely, anatase). The presence of quartz is indicated by the Raman band at ~465 cm-1, which is the most intense line of quartz. The other Raman bands are hidden by the BN&F.
For the raw black ceramic from Hoiseşti (and this sample from Scânteia), the paste used was a clay rich in organic substance. Through the firing process, the organic substance turned into black carbon. The Raman spectra of these samples clearly indicate the presence of black carbon, being similar to the spectrum of a black ceramic sample from Isaiia (Precucuteni culture).
• BUZGAR N., BODI G., AŞTEFANEI D., BUZATU A. (2010) - The Raman study of white, red and black pigments used in Cucuteni Neolithic painted ceramics. Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii “Al. I. Cuza” - Iasi, Tome 56, issue 1 [link].