TableĀ 1 Descriptions of samples and corresponding analytical methods

From: Biofouling and biomineralization of tubular concretions attached to Longquan celadon from Shengbeiyu shipwreck, China (14th Century CE): a multi-analytical case study

Sample No.

Sample description

Characterization methods

Analysis purpose

N1–N8

Tubular bio-concretions

OM; XRD; FT-IR; Raman spectroscopy; TG-DTG

Concretion cognition

N9

Typical bio-colonization phenomena

OM; micro-CT

Concretion cognition & attachment pattern analysis

N10–N12

Tiny sherds with attached tubular bio-concretions

OM; SEM–EDS; Raman spectroscopy

Concretion cognition & attachment pattern analysis