Granitoids are a major component of the continental crust. They play a pivotal role in its
evolution, either by adding new material (continental growth), or by reworking older …

The imperial expansion of Rome resulted in an unprecedented intensification of industrial
activity, including mining and metallurgical operations. Despite this is a well-known …

The first part of this paper is a brief critical history of the use of Pb isotopes for inferring the
geological provenance of archaeological materials, with an emphasis on non‐ferrous …

Despite the economic importance of chalcophile (sulfide-loving) and siderophile (metal-
loving) elements (CSEs), it is unclear how they become enriched or depleted in the …

A well reasoned lead (Pb) isotope-driven provenance study lies in concert with a
comprehensively evaluated database of geological ore sources and accompanying …

Lead isotopes are a powerful geochemical tracer and a popular tool applied across a broad
range of scientific fields, eg, earth sciences, archaeology, and forensic sciences. Here we …

Lead (Pb) isotopes provide a complementary method to other provenance tools for tracking
the origin and movement of humans and animals. The method is founded in the geographic …

Although lead isotopes are most commonly used to date geological events, including
mineralizing events, they also can provide information on many aspects of metallogeny and …

The conventional approach to ore provenance studies of ancient silver coins and artifacts
has been to first analyze and then try to match them to published data about mining districts …

The isotopic composition of Pb in a mineral or rock at the moment it formed–often referred to
as common Pb–provides an important tool to track geological processes through time and …