Jimmy A. de León Casprowitz

Statistical discrimination of Guatemalan jadeitite sources using LA-ICP-MS trace element and petrological data

While tracing the geological provenance of Maya jadeitite-jade is key to understanding Mesoamerican exchange and extraction, distinguishing between the north (NMM) and south (SMM) Motagua sources presents significant challenges. This difficulty is due to shared mineralogical trai...