Published 1982 | Version v1
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Carbon-14 dating of an iron bloom associated with the voyages of Sir Martin Frobisher

Creators

  • 1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY

Description

This paper recounts the history of the iron bloom associated with the English Elizabethan explorer Sir Martin Frobisher who made 3 voyages to the North American mainland in the 1570's. Specifically the paper deals with the use of proportional counters in carbon-14 dating of the Frobisher iron bloom which is located at the Smithsonian Institution. The procedures for preparing the samples for counting are described

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
ACS Symp. Ser.
Journal Issue
no.176
Series
ACS Symp. Ser.
ISSN
0097-6156

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13694873
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CANADA; CARBON 12; CARBON 14; IRON; ISOTOPE DATING; ISOTOPE RATIO; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
Descriptors DEC
AGE ESTIMATION; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES