NONDESTRUCTIVE X-RAY-DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF CRANIAL BONE OF STS-5 (AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS) AND ADHERING BRECCIA FROM STERKFONTEIN, SOUTH-AFRICA

Authors
LEROUX SD THACKERAY JF BADENHORST JD VENTER AM GROTEPASS WP
Citation
Sd. Leroux et al., NONDESTRUCTIVE X-RAY-DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF CRANIAL BONE OF STS-5 (AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS) AND ADHERING BRECCIA FROM STERKFONTEIN, SOUTH-AFRICA, South African journal of science, 93(4), 1997, pp. 173-174
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
South African journal of science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00382353
Volume
93
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
173 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-2353(1997)93:4<173:NXAOCB>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
X-my diffraction revealed the presence of crystalline hydroxyapatite a s well as calcite in the mineralised bone of Sts 5. These results conf irm those using thermal neutrons (see following article). The reason f or the mid-sagittal feature could not be established.