The Late Pleistocene loess deposits and palaeosols of eastern Belgium: New TL age determinations

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 487-497

  Van Den Haute, Peter ^a   Vancraeynest, Line ^b   De Corte, Frans ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eemian; Nagelbeek Horizon; Rocourt palaeosol.; Thermoluminescence dating; Weichselian

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; LOESS; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE;

BELGIUM; KESSELT;

EID: 0032467578     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(1998090)13:5<487::aid-jqs405>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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