Mineral Particles Found on the Hairs of Holy Maria-Magdalena Studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Elemental Analysis

• 作者: Gérard Lucotte
• 来源期刊: 应用科学(英文)
• 学科: 物理学
• 关键词: Maria-Magdalena’s HAIR Scanning Electron Microscopy Energy Disper-sive X-Ray MARBLE FRAGMENTS Mineral Particles
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 41-59
• 页数: 19页
• 分类号: O57

摘要

The presumed hairs of Holy Maria-Magdalena are studied here for mineral particles found on their surfaces, by the techniques of scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray. Exploration by these techniques of the hair surfaces allows us to observe and study some marble fragments that can originate from the walls of the sarcophagus in which Maria-Magdalena’s remains were kept. These new findings support the authenticity of the hair as traditionally reported in the French “tradition des Saints de Provence”.