Which longevity bottleneck arises because iron sulfide inclusions form within Byzantine glass mosaic tesserae?

💡 Explanation

Crack propagation occurs because volumetric expansion from corrosion products exceeds the tensile strength; the spalling is caused by stress concentration at iron sulfide due to DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL expansion, and crack growth, therefore A, rather than bulk degradation.

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