Beryllium geochemistry in soils: Evaluation of 10Be/9Be ratios in authigenic minerals as a basis for age models

Chemical Geology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 237-258

  Barg, E ^a,d   Lal, D ^a   Pavich, M J ^b   Caffee, M W ^c   Southon, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age models; Authigenic minerals; Beryllium geochemistry; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGE MODELS; BERYLLIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; SOILS;

EID: 0031403346     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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