Precious Metals and Provenance Enquiries using LA-ICP-MS Export

@article{citeulike:935616, abstract = {While the manufacture technology of archaeological gold and silver objects can often be explained by using classical analytical techniques, the origin of these precious metals remains difficult to determine. In most cases, several trace elements and/or lead isotope ratios must be measured in order to find the object to mine. Very few results are known in this kind of research: lead isotope ratios are often insufficient and trace elements are difficult to determine non-destructively at very low concentrations. Reaching detection limits below the ppm level and determining a wide range of elements, ICP-MS, either in liquid or laser ablation configuration, finds one of its most interesting applications here. Our aim is to present the possibilities and limitations of this technique for the pre-selection of lead isotope ratios groups in silver and for the characterization of several monetary gold ore sources.}, author = {Guerra, M. F. and Sarthre and Gondonneau, A. and Barrandon}, citeulike-article-id = {935616}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0405}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH8-45GMGXD-Y/2/65fbc74d9d27d55a9e15025a57621037}, comment = {imprim\'{e}}, doi = {10.1006/jasc.1999.0405}, journal = {Journal of Archaeological Science}, keywords = {ablation-laser, analyse-isotopique, argent, icp-ms, isotopes-du-plomb, jas, minerai, or, provenance, soudan, source}, month = {August}, number = {8}, pages = {1101--1110}, posted-at = {2006-11-07 17:31:39}, priority = {2}, title = {Precious Metals and Provenance Enquiries using LA-ICP-MS}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0405}, volume = {26}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:935616 L3 - citeulike-article-id:935616 N2 - While the manufacture technology of archaeological gold and silver objects can often be explained by using classical analytical techniques, the origin of these precious metals remains difficult to determine. In most cases, several trace elements and/or lead isotope ratios must be measured in order to find the object to mine. Very few results are known in this kind of research: lead isotope ratios are often insufficient and trace elements are difficult to determine non-destructively at very low concentrations. Reaching detection limits below the ppm level and determining a wide range of elements, ICP-MS, either in liquid or laser ablation configuration, finds one of its most interesting applications here. Our aim is to present the possibilities and limitations of this technique for the pre-selection of lead isotope ratios groups in silver and for the characterization of several monetary gold ore sources. IS - 8 JF - Journal of Archaeological Science EP - 1110 TI - Precious Metals and Provenance Enquiries using LA-ICP-MS VL - 26 SP - 1101 KW - ablation-laser KW - analyse-isotopique KW - argent KW - icp-ms KW - isotopes-du-plomb KW - jas KW - minerai KW - or KW - provenance KW - soudan KW - source N1 - imprimé AU - Guerra, MF AU - Sarthre AU - Gondonneau, A AU - Barrandon PY - 1999/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0405 ER -