A microwave digestion method for the extraction of phytoliths from herbarium specimens

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 203-212

  Parr, J F ^a   Dolic, V ^b   Lancaster, G ^a   Boyd, W E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Applied Biosystems Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Closed vessel; Dry ashing; Methodology; Microwave digestion; Open vessel; Phytolith analysis; Wet ashing

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALEOBOTANY; PHYTOLITH;

EID: 0034777491     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(01)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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