Fission-track dating of the Punta de Vacas glaciation in the Rio Mendoza Valley, Argentina

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 755-760

  Espizua, E L ^a   Bigazzi, G ^b  

^a Inst Argentina de Nivologia y G   (Argentina)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; FISSION TRACK DATING; GLACIATION; TEPHRA;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0032144587     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(97)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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