Table 7. Difference matrix showing mean isotopic differences between laboratories for bone hydroxyapatite results; δ13Cap above diagonal, δ18Oap beneath diagonal.
Lab | A | B | C | D | F | G | H | I | K | N1 | N2 | O | P | R | S | T | ||
δ13Cap-VPDB (‰) | −11.5 | −11.6 | −12.0 | −11.4 | −12.4 | −12.3 | −11.9 | −11.7 | −11.7 | −11.4 | −12.2 | −11.3 | −11.9 | −10.1 | −12.4 | −11.6 | ||
δ18Oap-VPDB (‰) | −2.6 | −7.1 | −3.1 | −2.5 | −5.9 | −4.5 | −4.1 | −6.2 | −3.4 | −3.2 | −3.4 | −6.7 | −3.5 | −7.4 | −6.2 | −2.8 | ||
A | −11.5 | −2.6 | - | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
B | −11.6 | −7.1 | 4.5 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
C | −12.0 | −3.1 | 0.5 | 4.0 | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
D | −11.4 | −2.5 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
F | −12.4 | −5.9 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | - | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
G | −12.3 | −4.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
H | −11.9 | −4.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
I | −11.7 | −6.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | - | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
K | −11.7 | −3.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | - | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
N1 | −11.4 | −3.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
N2 | −12.2 | −3.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
O | −11.3 | −6.7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
P | −11.9 | −3.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | - | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
R | −10.1 | −7.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | - | 2.3 | 1.4 |
S | −12.4 | −6.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | - | 0.9 |
T | −11.6 | −2.8 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | - |