Fall 2019 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects

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Document Type

Poster

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)

Keywords

Mastodons--Iowa--Franklin County; Fossils--Collection and preservation--Iowa;

Description

The Mastodon tusk at the University of Northern Iowa provides students and faculty a unique challenge in research and conservation

Determining the chemical composite of the tusk is difficult due to the work done on it since its discovery

The use of UV VIS spectroscopy can be used to differentiate between tusk and plaster fragments

Publication Date

Fall 2019

Faculty Advisor

Joshua Sebree

Department

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Publisher

Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Differentiation Between Mastodon Tusk Fragments And Plaster Using UV VIS Spectroscopy
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