Talk:Palmierite

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Occurrence in Voynich Manuscript is only a guess.

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I removed this sentence because the "identification" of palmierite in the Voynich Manuscript was only a "possibly" guess by the McCrone lab, based only on the presence of traces of potassium, sulfur, and lead in a reddish ochre paint. It was not a positive detection of the mineral. Considering the rarity and extreme environment of palmierite in nature, its occurrence in a medieval manuscript is extremely unlikely.

Its presence was detected in the Voynich manuscript.^[1]

Jorge Stolfi (talk) 04:16, 5 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

↑ Barabe, Joseph G. (April 1, 2009). "Materials analysis of the Voynich Manuscript" (PDF). Beinecke Library (McCrone Associates). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[1] Barabe, Joseph G. (April 1, 2009). "Materials analysis of the Voynich Manuscript" (PDF). Beinecke Library (McCrone Associates). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

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