Early and middle pleistocene river systems in eastern England: Evidence from Leet Hill, southern Norfolk, England

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 347-360

  Rose, James ^a   Lee, Jeremy A ^a   Candy, Ian ^a   Lewis, Simon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anglian outwash; Bytham sands and gravels; Clast lithologies; East Anglia; Heavy minerals; Kesgrave Sands and Gravels; Palaeocurrent measurement; Pre glacial river systems

Indexed keywords

HEAVY MINERAL; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033165588     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199907)14:4<347::AID-JQS456>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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