2012 SUMMER SCHEDULE AT THE LAB
OUR ANNUAL LAB SUMMER SCHEDULE
Every summer from June 1st to September 1st, we're on summer schedule, may have the spectrometers down for maintenance, are often out of the lab, out in the field, or out of the country, and may be slow in turning around XRF-related projects. In the summer, however, the hydration lab remains open for business as usual and we'll continue to maintain our usual prompt turnaround schedule for hydration analysis projects.
EXPANDED ONLINE RESOURCES AT THE U. S. OBSIDIAN SOURCE CATALOG
We're now in the process of gradually expanding the obsidian source information that's available through the U. S. Obsidian Source Catalog and are systematically adding individual source literature reference lists and, to a lesser degree at first, brief source descriptions. Also please note that the individual state obsidian source maps will now be accessible directly from the state source lists. As we add this information to the lab website, we'll also be making the transition to web-based support for the source information that is now summarized in our lab reports. With this change, the obsidian source information will remain current and we'll be able to be more comprehensive in our review of the literature and our descriptions of individual sources.
Once that's finally completed, we'll begin filling out more detailed information for all the individual obsidian sources and will eventually compile the whole works into a single volume. This will take some time so please be patient!
