Geochemistry and radiometric dating of a Middle Pleistocene peat

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 4201-4211

  Rowe, Peter J ^a   Richards, David A ^b   Atkinson, Timothy C ^a   Bottrell, Simon H ^b   Cliff, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING; GEOCHEMISTRY; PEAT; PLEISTOCENE DEPOSIT; RADIOMETRIC DATING;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK, TOTTENHILL;

EID: 0031463092     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00213-5     Document Type: Article

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