Natural variations detected in the isotopic composition of copper: Possible applications to archaeology and geochemistry

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Gale, N H ^a   Woodhead, A P ^a   Stos Gale, Z A ^a   Walder, A ^b   Bowen, I ^b  

^a Isotrace Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b VG Elemental   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Archaeometallurgy; Copper; Isotopes; MC ICP MS; Provenancing; TIMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002950840     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14294-X     Document Type: Article

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