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Quartzite Source Analysis and Characterization Methods

develops and applies analytical techniques to identify and distinguish different sources of quartzite rock formations through chemical and petrographic analysis.

Publication: 3
quartzite sourcingLA-ICP-MS analysispetrographic discriminationgeological provenance

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LA-ICP-MS analysis of quartzite from the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado

2013Journal of Archaeological Sciencearticle

Pilot study experiments sourcing quartzite, Gunnison Basin, Colorado

2008Geoarchaeologyarticle

Discriminating Quartzite Sources Petrographically in the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado: Implications for Paleoamerican Lithic-Procurement Studies

2016PaleoAmericaarticle