Table 4 LA-ICP-MS analysis results of the major components of turquoise artifacts (wt%)

From: Characterization and provenance analysis of jade-and-stone from the Daxi Culture, Three Gorges, China

Content

Al2O3

SiO2

P2O5

K2O

FeO

CuO

ZnO

Ba

V

Cr

Minimum

27.700

0.132

36.100

0.030

0.810

4.120

0.012

0.514

0.004

0.013

Max

34.500

1.070

43.600

0.143

4.170

9.260

1.920

2.328

0.890

1.569

Average

31.300

0.403

39.600

0.072

2.220

7.770

0.316

1.134

0.114

0.362

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