9131
Title Of Article Chaper
Corrosion mechanisms for copper and silver objects in near-surface environments
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
355-366
Collation
6 figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Publisher City
Washington
ISSN
0197-1360
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The morphology and mineralogy of corrosion products found on copper and silver artifacts recovered from shallow land or water burial are reviewed. Stability diagrams are used to interpret mechanisms for corrosion phenomena with an emphasis on identification of microbiological action. -- CAL
Keywords
corrosion;copper;silver;environment -- CAL
pub_id
9131