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AMBER FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ANALYSIS BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY
Author(s) -
LAMBERT J. B.,
FRYE J. S.,
POINAR G. O.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1985.tb00345.x
Subject(s) - fossilization , diagenesis , provenance , spectroscopy , spectral line , geology , paleontology , nuclear magnetic resonance , physics , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
The carbon‐13 NMR spectra of amber from several mining sites in the Dominican Republic show considerable variation. In certain cases the differences are sufficiently distinct to serve as a reliable indicator of provenance. The gradations within the resonances of unsaturated carbons may reflect the relative ages of the samples, because fossilization and diagenesis can remove this functionality.