Geochemical and mineralogical investigation of domestic archaeological soil features at the Tiel-Passewaaij site, The Netherlands

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Oonk, S ^a   Slomp, C P ^b   Huisman, D J ^c   Vriend, S P ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Rijksdienst voor Archeologie Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Chemical extractions; Mineralogy; Phosphorus; Soil features

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBONATE CONTENTS; CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; FORMATION PATHWAYS; FOURIER; LIMITED INFORMATIONS; MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; MINERAL PHASIS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OXIDE PHASIS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTIONS; SOIL EXTRACTIONS; SOIL HORIZONS; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CARBONATES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; GROUNDWATER; HISTORY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LITHOLOGY; MANURES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; STUCCO; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC;

SOILS;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 63449117148     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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