New 230Th/U and 14C ages from Lake Lahontan carbonates, Nevada, USA, and a discussion of the origin of initial thorium

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 2817-2832

  Lin, J C ^a,c   Broecker, W S ^a   Anderson, R F ^a   Hemming, S ^a   Rubenstone, J L ^a   Bonani, G ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; LAKE DEPOSIT; LAKE LAHONTAN; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; URANIUM/THORIUM DATING;

USA, NEVADA;

EID: 0030482129     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00136-6     Document Type: Article

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