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Technology and Weathering of Mesoamerican Jades as Guides to Authenticity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Leoncio A. Garza-Valdes
Leoncio A. Garza-Valdes*
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Abstract

The beauty of a carved pre-Columbian jade defies description. Unfortunately, thousands of fake jade pieces are in museums and private collections. In the study of authenticity, it is necessary to scientifically analyze the surface, observing the changes produced by reactions with the environment, mostly aqueous soil mixtures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 185: Symposium G – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II , 1990 , 321
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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