On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, dieter lenz wrote:
> I am interested in the metallography of placer Gold (Nuggets) with
> respect to grain structure, porosity, corrosion under weathering
> conditions ... I would like to make contact with any list members
> having either metallographic experience of Au-(Ag,Cu)-alloys or
> knowledge of relevant studies (published after about 1993).
You may wish to have a look at
Watling, R. J. et al. (1999) The application of Laser Ablation Inductively
Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for establishing the
provenance of gold ores and artefacts. In: Young, S. M. M./Pollard, A.
M./Budd, P./Ixer, R. A. (1999) Metals in Antiquity. BAR Int. Ser. 792,
53-62
One of the co-authors, Dr Colin Shell, can be contacted at
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Hope this helps,
Irene
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