Handheld X-ray fluorescence geochemical data of geological and archaeological obsidian from Sonora, Mexico

Jesús Roberto Vidal-Solano1, Alejandra Marisela Gómez-Valencia1,2,3, Adriana Hinojo-Hinojo4

  • 1Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), Hermosillo, México.

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