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Fourier transform Raman spectroscopic data on the fossil resin siegburgite
Author(s) -
Winkler Waltraud,
Musso Maurizio,
Kirchner Elisabeth Ch.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.971
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , polystyrene , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , fourier transform , chemistry , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , physics , optics , polymer , engineering , quantum mechanics
The fossil resin siegburgite is known from two localities in Europe: Siegburg, near Bonn, and the ‘Goitsche,’ near Bitterfeld, both in Germany. Raman spectroscopic data on the material proved the polystyrene character of siegburgite and therefore supported the chemical investigations conducted previously. Cinnamic acid, which was identified as a major constituent in recent resins of Liquidambar ssp. (Hamamelidaceae), was included as a standard pointing towards the origin of siegburgite in the Hamamelidaceae. The rapid and non‐destructive method used permits a quick distinction of fossil resins, especially when different resin types occur together in the same deposit, as in Bitterfeld. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.