What consequence occurred within the Byzantine Hagia Sophia mosaics when tesserae production used varying metal impurities?

💡 Explanation

Using different metal impurities affected calcination, which modifies the chemical composition, therefore changing the refractive index to cause inconsistent color, rather than uniform hues, because impurities react with silica depending on stoichiometry.

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