Early diagenesis of elephant tusk in marine environment

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 416, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-132

  Alberic M ^a,b   Gourrier, A ^c,d   Muller K ^a   Zizak, I ^e   Wagermaier, W ^b   Fratzl, P ^b   Reiche, I ^a,b,f  

^a Institut Universitaire de France   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^e HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^f Ibero Amerikanisches Institut Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical depth profiling; Elephant ivory; Marine early diagenesis; Micro structural variations; PIXE PIGE RBS EBS; SAXS

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLAGEN; CRYSTALLINITY; DIAGENESIS; ELEPHANT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAWATER;

BRETAGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84910599841     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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