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      MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL IDENTIFICATION OF ORPIMENT IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MORTUARY CONTEXTS

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          This paper reports on an unknown yellowish mineral compound found in an archaeological context from Chorrillos cemetery (Calama, Chile) dating to the Early Formative period (800 - 200 B.C.). We used optic microscopy, SEM, EDX, ¹H-RMN, 13C-RMN, and infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy to tease out the chemical and molecular composition of the sample. The microscopic images show amorphous yellowish granulates with heterogeneous chemical surfaces. ¹H-RMN and 13C-RMN negative results show that the sample is free of organic matter. The SEM and EDX indicate the presence of arsenic and sulfur in the sample. The IR and Raman analyses suggest the presence of orpiment which is a toxic yellow arsenic sulfide mineral.

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          Arica Inserta en una Región Arsenical: El Arsénico en el Ambiente que Afecta y 45 Siglos de Arsenicismo Crónico

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                Journal
                jcchems
                Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society
                J. Chil. Chem. Soc.
                Sociedad Chilena de Química (Concepción )
                0717-9707
                September 2014
                : 59
                : 3
                : 2571-2573
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad de Tarapacá Chile
                [2 ] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile
                [3 ] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile
                [4 ] Universidad Andrés Bello Chile
                [5 ] Universidad de Chile Chile
                [6 ] Universidad de Tarapacá Chile
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                S0717-97072014000300010
                10.4067/S0717-97072014000300010
                a7a0aadb-0765-408c-8ce7-2da3dd0028a6

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0717-9707&lng=en
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                CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

                General chemistry
                Pigments,Raman spectroscopy,SEM-EDX,Chorrillos,Northern Chile
                General chemistry
                Pigments, Raman spectroscopy, SEM-EDX, Chorrillos, Northern Chile

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