Uranium-series dating of carbonate (tufa) deposits associated with quaternary fluctuations of Pyramid Lake, Nevada

Quaternary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-281

  Szabo, Barney J ^a   Bush, Charles A ^a   Benson, Larry V ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE LEVEL; QUATERNARY; TUFA MOUND; URANIUM SERIES DATING; URANIUM/SERIES DATING;

USA, NEVADA, PYRAMID LAKE;

EID: 0030439241     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1996.0028     Document Type: Article

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