Sourcing the palygorskite used in Maya Blue: A pilot study comparing the results of INAA and LA-ICP-MS

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-58

  Arnold, Dean E ^a   Neff, Hector ^b   Glascock, Michael D ^c   Speakman, Robert J ^d  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 40949110141     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25063085     Document Type: Article

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