from the 'Hopi Buttes' area Arizona, USA
~1150-1220 AD
PUBLISHED BY UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO
OFFICE OF CONTRACT ARCHAEOLOGY
THE COLOR CHIPS AND XRD DATA
ARE PRESENTED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME
POSTED 8/13/06
The light green [264-3] colorant is malachite probably mixed with the same dolomite .
The light blue [264-1] is azurite probably mixed with the same dolomite.
OF THOSE 3 SEEN ABOVE [TOP ROW] AND ON SOME TANGENT SIDES, UP
FOR ABOUT 3/16"-INDICATING DEPTH OF MIXTURE.
INTERESTINGLY, HOWEVER- NO PALLETS/MORTARS
WERE FOUND.
WHY?THEYWERE NOT LEFT REMAINS A MYSTERY.
NOTE: THE 3 LINE INCISED ZIG ZAG
CONFIRMED BY TED FRISBIE
is seen near the typed Z of BLUE FS 264-1, Fig 51
WHERE INDICATED
AND
SEM/EDS PROVIDED BY JOHN E. MCLANE, COORS