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Sims‐ss, a New Obsidian Hydration Dating Method

Analysis and Theoretical Principles

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ID8353255
AuthorsI Liritzis (0000-0003-3079-1336, University of the Aegean, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume48
Issue3
Pages533-547
Publication date2006-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00271.x
OpenAlexW1966028293
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited14

The water diffusion mechanism in obsidian has been revisited with the advent of a new dating approach employing secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The water diffusion SIMS(+) profile and the concept of a surface saturation (SS) layer in obsidians both provide a sound basis for the new diffusion age equation (SIMS‐SS) and are supported by dated world examples ( Liritzis et al. 2004 ). Here, we present the basic physical–chemical analysis of the mass transport phenomenon on which the new dating method is based. The crucial age parameter of the SIMS‐SS dating approach for archaeological obsidians—that is, the surface saturation (SS) layer—is supported by both theoretical and experimental data

Adsorption · Analytical Chemistry (journal) · Diffusion · Engineering physics · Ion · Layer (electronics) · Mass transport · Mineralogy · Physical chemistry · Saturation (graph theory) · Secondary ion mass spectrometry · Surface diffusion · Surface layer · Thermodynamics · Chemistry · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Material Dynamics and Properties

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Citations per year1,11
Citation span2008 - 2025 (18)
Citation velocityrecent
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