Cover-beds as relative-dating tools-examples from the western USA

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-59

  Kleber, Arno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CUMMINGTONITE; DATING METHOD; LOESS; PEDOGENESIS; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032975785     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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