Mineral magnetic studies of archaeological samples: implications for sample selection for paleointensity determinations

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 567-585

  Cui, Yulong ^a,b   Verosub, Kenneth L ^a,b   Roberts, Andrew P ^a,b   Kovacheva, Mary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALAEOINTENSITY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PALEOINTENSITY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0031451341     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.49.567     Document Type: Article

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