Tag: Archaeology
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What’s Inside? Non-Destructive Analysis with XRD and XRF
In archaeology, material characterization is often fundamental to identification and appraisal of artifacts. For example, authenticity assessments of Chinese jade requires confirmation of both mineral composition and microstructure to ensure the correct makeup of tremolite and actinolite (Zhang et al. 2020). However, commonly-used analytical techniques, such as chromatography, require destruction of the sample, which is…