Medieval lead making on Mont-Lozère Massif (Cévennes-France): Tracing ore sources using Pb isotopes

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-252

  Baron, Sandrine ^a   Carignan, Jean ^a   Laurent, Sarah ^b   Ploquin, Alain ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DISPERSIONS; ISOTOPES; SLAGS; SMELTING;

MEDIEVAL MONETARY SYSTEMS; MEDIEVAL SITES; METAL MAKING LOCATIONS; WATER PROXIMITY;

LEAD METALLOGRAPHY;

EXPLORATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LEAD ISOTOPE; ORE DEPOSIT;

CEVENNES; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FAGUS;

EID: 32444431932     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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