The Role of Resolution and Sample Preparation in Hydration Rim Measurement

Implications for Experimentally Determined Hydration Rates

Bibliographic Data

ID2575398
AuthorsBarry E Scheetz (Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Christopher M Stevenson (0000-0002-3575-2363, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)
Year1988
Volume53
Issue1
Pages110-117
Publication date1988-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/281157
OpenAlexW2328878778
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited7

The role of the theoretical limit of resolution of optical microscopes is discussed in relation to obsidian rim age-date determinations. The resolution of the optics is shown to contribute an error of ± 20 percent. The error analysis identified the determination of the activation energy as the single step in the dating process that introduces the largest error

Analytical Chemistry (journal) · Chromatography · High resolution · Mineralogy · Optics · Physics · Remote sensing · Resolution (logic) · Sample (material) · Statistics · Artificial Intelligence · Chemistry · Computer Science · Geology · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Materials Science · Mathematics · Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies