A5047340697- Building materials and conservation
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Heavy metals in environment
University of Catania
2012-2021
Centre Alexandre Koyré
2020
Fondazione Stella Maris
2020
International University of Monaco
2020
Centre Camille Jullian
2020
University of Salento
2020
Ghent University
2020
École Française de Rome
2020
Sapienza University of Rome
2020
University of St Andrews
2020
The Calabria-Peloritani Orogen is an arcuate segment of the peri-Mediterranean orogenic Alpine nappe system that comprises whole Calabria and north-eastern sector Sicily. It Sila Catena Costiera Massifs in northern Calabria, Serre Aspromonte central southern Peloritani Mountains In Massifs, three tectonic complexes are recognisable: a) basal Apennine Complex, which consists carbonate platform sequences passive continental margin; b) intermediate Liguride made oceanic-derived units, affected...
Micro-FTIR and FTIR spectroscopy is useful for the study of degradation forms cultural heritage. In particular it permits to identify phases establish structural relationship between them substratum. this paper, we report results obtained on marble from a Roman sarcophagus, located in medieval cloister St. Cosimato Convent (Rome), oolitic limestone facade Giuseppe Church Syracuse (Sicily). The main components found samples both monuments are: gypsum, calcium oxalate, organic matter due...
Structural, petrologic, and thermobarometric data presented in this paper contribute to our understanding of the tectono-metamorphic evolution lowest tectonic slices Aspromonte Massif (southern Calabria, Italy), which crop out three main windows. Despite previously being considered different units, they exhibit following similar features: same evolution, analogous blasto-deformation relationships, absence Hercynian mineralogical assemblage relics. Similar P-T paths indicate early HP-LT...
This paper presents the chemical characterization of 79 fragments Archaic and Hellenistic fine‐grained pottery from archaeological sites in Messina, Catania, Lentini Siracusa (Sicily). The sherds were classified as ‘calcidian’, ‘banded’, ‘unvarnished’ ‘black varnished’ pottery. major trace elements identified by X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) statistically elaborated using method proposed J. Aitchinson 1986 for analysis compositional data. From cluster analyses element/SiO 2 log‐ratios, it was...
Pottery from the Late Minoan I kiln at Haghia Triada in Mesara Plain, southern Crete, was analysed by a range of techniques, comprising thin‐section petrography, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, fluorescence and neutron activation analysis. The project characterizes ceramic fabrics probable raw materials, correlates paste recipes with shape, reconstructs firing conditions establishes chemical reference group, taking into account post‐burial alteration contamination....
Abstract The Alpine chain exposed in the Western Mediterranean area represents a front several kilometres width, dismembered by more recent tectonics and opening of Tyrrhenian Basin. In most exposures this mountain belt, relics older metamorphic rocks occur. deformational sequence events may be revealed recognition records associated with different structures. Within tract cropping out Peloritani Mountains (NE Sicily), we distinguished two complexes characterized tectonometamorphic...
This contribution focuses on the study of historical mortars from a Roman archaeological site known as V illa dei Q uintili , monumental villa located in south‐eastern part R ome ( I taly). The was carried out 38 mortar samples, collected several edifices within complex. A multi‐analytical approach, including polarized optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy‐dispersive system and laser ablation inductively plasma mass spectrometry, used to analyse pozzolanic...
Sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) analyses of zircon from granites the medium-high grade Aspromonte–Peloritani Unit, Calabria–Peloritani Orogen (CPO), southern Italy, show that one minor trondhjemites (313·7 ± 3·5 Ma) represents earliest identified occurrence Late Hercynian peraluminous igneous rocks in CPO, predating emplacement more common leucogranodiorites by about 14 Myr. Some trondhjemite grains contain small cores with ages 2·45 Ga, 625 Ma and 490 Ma, consistent...