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A Simple Field Test for the Detection of Manganese in Quaternary Deposits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

J. J. Alford ,
J. E. Bundschuh  and
F. C. Caspall
J. J. Alford
Affiliation:
Department of Geography andDepartment of Chemistry, Western Illinois University
J. E. Bundschuh
Affiliation:
Department of Geography andDepartment of Chemistry, Western Illinois University
F. C. Caspall
Affiliation:
Department of Geography andDepartment of Chemistry, Western Illinois University
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Abstract

In the field it is often difficult to distinguish black manganese dioxide from specks of charcoal or other organic materials. Misinterpretations can be avoided by testing the earth material with a small amount of potassium periodate which will oxidize any manganese to the highly colored permanganate ion.

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American Antiquity , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , October 1971 , pp. 476 - 477
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1971

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