Source Provenance of Andesite Artefacts Using Non-Destructive XRF Analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 929-943

  Jones, George T ^a   Bailey, David G ^a   Beck, Charlotte ^a  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andesite; Dacite; Great Basin; Mafic Volcanic Rocks; Source Provenance Analysis; Wavelength Dispersive X ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001277890     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0172     Document Type: Article

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