Table 5 Summary of FTIR band interpretations for the Danish churches

From: Testing a hypothesis of technology transfer in the 1100’s between Italy and Denmark

FTIR Band Range (cm⁻¹)

Interpretation

692–798, 1080, 1166

Quartz (inherited)

823, 1059, 752

Muscovite (residual mica)

1141, 1124

Feldspars (microcline, sanidine)

994, 930, 647

Gehlenite, diopside (neoformation)

1450–1470

CO₃ stretch, calcite (original or re-carbonated)

~1630

OH bending (meta-smectite, clay)

874, ~1011

Smectite, kaolinite (inherited clays)

913

Al-OH deformation (clay minerals)