Electron microprobe analysis and X-ray diffraction methods in archaeometry: Investigations on ancient beads from the Sultanate of Oman and from Sri Lanka

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 763-783

  Rösch, Cordelia ^a   Hock, Rainer ^a   Schüssler, Ulrich ^a   Yule, Paul ^b,c   Hannibal, Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Kommission F Allg Vergleichende A ^*  (Germany)

^d Kommission F Allg Vergleichende A   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeometry; Beads; Egyptian Blue; Glass weathering; Oman; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER METALLOGRAPHY; GLASS; GOLD ALLOYS; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MAGNESITE; METAL ANALYSIS; OXIDE MINERALS; SILVER ALLOYS; SILVER METALLOGRAPHY; STEATITE; TERNARY ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ARCHAEOMETRY; BEADS; EGYPTIANS; GLASS WEATHERING; OMAN; SRI LANKA;

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS;

ARCHAEOMETRY; BEAD; ELECTRON MICROPROBE; MINERALOGY; XRD;

OMAN; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0031449362     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/9/4/0763     Document Type: Article

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