Nondestructive trace element analysis of archaeological felsite by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-40

  Hermes, O Don ^a   Ritchie, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Public Archaeology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SPECTROSCOPY; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0002725657     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199701)12:1<31::AID-GEA2>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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