Multi-technique geochemical characterization of the alca obsidian source, Peruvian Andes

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 779-782

  Rademaker, Kurt ^a   Glascock, Michael D ^b   Kaiser, Bruce ^c   Gibson, David ^d   Lux, Daniel R ^d   Yates, Martin G ^d  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Bruker   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; GEOCHEMICAL VARIABILITY; NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; PROVENANCE ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH-DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCES;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ARTIFACT; ELEVATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OBSIDIAN; PROVENANCE; SOURCE ROCK; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANDES; PERU;

EID: 84880290471     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34313.1     Document Type: Article

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