Terpenoid resins spectrometry

D. Scalarone, J. van der Horst, J. J. Boon and O. Chiantore, Direct temperature mass spectrometric detection of volatile terpenoids and natural terpenoid polymers in fresh and artificially aged resins, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 38, 607 617 (2003). 

Another promising application of NMR spectrometry to archaeological problems deals with fossil resins. These terpenoid polymers, the best known of which is amber, have played a large role in trade relations during prehistoric times since at least the neolithic era, and the determination of their geographic and botanical origin can contribute to our knowledge of this early commerce. 

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