title: Characterization of mineral coatings associated with a Pleistocene-Holocene rock art style: The Northern Running Figures of the East Alligator River region, western Arnhem Land, Australia.
abstract: This data article contains mineralogic and chemical data from mineral coatings associated with rock art from the East Alligator River region. The coatings were collected adjacent to a rock art style known as the "Northern Running Figures" for the purposes of radiocarbon dating (doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.016; (T. Jones, V. Levchenko, P.L. King, U. Troitzsch, D. Wesley, 2017) [1]). This contribution includes raw and processed powder X-ray Diffraction data, Scanning Electron Microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy data, and Fourier Transform infrared spectral data.
authors.affiliation: Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: Penelope L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Troitzsch
authors.affiliation: Department of Archaeology and Natural History, School of Culture, History and Language, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: Tristen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones
keywords: Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy; Scanning Electron Microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy; X-ray Diffraction