Romarchite and associated phases as common corrosion products on pewter artifacts from marine archaeological sites

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 531-552

  Dunkle, Stacie E ^a   Craig, James R ^b   Lusardi, Wayne R ^c  

^a Institute of Marine Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Institute of Marine Sciences   (United States)

^c Thunder Bay National Martine Sanctuary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CASSITERITE; CORROSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERAL ALTERATION; OXIDATION; SEAWATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4644278883     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20009     Document Type: Article

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