Tephrochronological studies in northern England

Holocene

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 100-105

  Pilcher, Jonathan R ^a   Hall, Valerie A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochemical analysis; Iceland; Northern England; Peats; Tephra; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

BLANKET BOG; BOG; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ICELANDIC TEPHRA; PEAT; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0029730976     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968369600600112     Document Type: Article

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