Characterization of fossils from the museum of natural sciences of Guarapuava by gamma-ray spectrometry

This article presents the Gamma-Ray Spectrometry (GRS) measurements of 32 fossil samples from the Museum of Natural Sciences of Guarapuava-PR, Brazil. GRS, without strict control of the measurement geometry, can serve as a complementary technique that gives results related to the total chemical and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2024-04, Vol.333 (4), p.1745-1757
Main Authors: Rodríguez, Duvan Gil, Ikeoka, Renato Akio, Bastos, Rodrigo Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical composition
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Fossils
Gamma rays
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physical Chemistry
Spectrometry
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This article presents the Gamma-Ray Spectrometry (GRS) measurements of 32 fossil samples from the Museum of Natural Sciences of Guarapuava-PR, Brazil. GRS, without strict control of the measurement geometry, can serve as a complementary technique that gives results related to the total chemical and mineralogical composition of the pieces. In the case of fossils, GRS data may be interpreted to provide information about some diagenesis processes (mineralization) and the redox conditions of the sedimentary environment in which they were formed. The results demonstrated the feasibility of characterizing fossil samples with irregular geometries and varied densities using gamma ray spectrometry.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-024-09398-6