Provenance of the Roman basalt stone at Kotterbos (Lelystad, the Netherlands): A geoarchaeological study based on petrographic and geochemical analysis, and comparison with a synthesis of basalt stones along the northern Limes

K. Linthout

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Abstract

A solitary unprocessed, 26-cm basalt stone recently found at the Roman (69 AD) site at Kotterbos (Lelystad, the Netherlands), situated 40 km north of the Limes, has been examined petrographically and geochemically. The rock is similar to previously investigated Roman basalt stones and blocks from the Limes in the province of Utrecht. All are alkali olivine basalts and basanites, which are also the dominant rock types in the nearby volcanic hinterland in Germany. On the basis of 23 criteria, including all major and minor elements plus a selection of trace elements, the Kotterbos stone correlates with a distinctive subgroup of Limes basalts. This subgroup is characterised by relatively high Mg# and low TiO
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)387-397
JournalNetherlands Journal of Geosciences = Geologie en Mijnbouw
Volume94
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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PT: J; NR: 38; TC: 1; J9: NETH J GEOSCI; PG: 11; GA: DA1WH; UT: WOS:000367585800007

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