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Obsidian hydration profile measurements using a nuclear reaction technique

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AMBIENT water diffuses into the exposed surfaces of obsidian, forming a hydration layer which increases in thickness with time to a maximum depth of 20–40 µm (ref. 1), this layer being the basic foundation of obsidian dating2,3.

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    Present address: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720

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    R. R. LEE, D. A. LEICH & T. A. TOMBRELLO

  2. University of California, Los Angeles, California

    J. E. ERICSON

  3. United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado

    I. FRIEDMAN

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LEE, R., LEICH, D., TOMBRELLO, T. et al. Obsidian hydration profile measurements using a nuclear reaction technique. Nature 250, 44–47 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250044a0

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