Berna, F., Matthews, A. and Weiner, S. (2004). Solubilities of bone mineral from archaeological sites:. J Archaeol Sci 31 (7). Vol 31(7), pp. 867-882.
| Title: | Solubilities of bone mineral from archaeological sites: | ||||
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| Subtitle: | the recrystallization window | ||||
| Issue: | J Archaeol Sci 31 (7) | ||||
| Series: | Journal of Archaeological Science | ||||
| Volume: | 31 (7) | ||||
| Page Start/End: | 867 - 882 | ||||
| Biblio Note | Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions. | ||||
| Publication Type: | Journal | ||||
| Abstract: | In this study the authors measured the solubility of the carbonated hydroxyl apatite of sub-recent and fossil bones, as well as synthetic hydroxyl apatite in deionized water and in pH-buffered solutions. The solutions were open to the atmosphere and the pH values were around neutral; measurement conditions that are relevant to bone mineral preservation in nature. They obtained internally consistent results from both the water and the buffered experiments, and found that bone mineral is much more soluble than synthetic hydroxyl apatite. They measured the ionic activity products at `steady state' conditions and identified a recrystallization window between pH 7.6 and 8.1. They also found that bones that contained small amounts of calcite did not dissolve at all during our experiments. | ||||
| Year of Publication: | 2004 | ||||
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| Created Date: | 06 Dec 2004 |
