Significance of young Paleocene RB-SR and K-AR glauconite dates from the Lang Syne Formation, Savannah River Site, South Carolina

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-70

  Harris, W Burleigh ^a   Fullagar, Paul D ^b   Tovo, Laura L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLAUCONITE; PALAEOCENE; POTASSIUM/ARGON DATING; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SAVANNAH RIVER;

EID: 0031462323     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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