Results of a speleothem U/Th dating reconnaissance from the Helderberg Plateau, New York

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-26

  Lauritzen, Stein Erik ^a   Mylroie, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPELEOTHEM; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034059876     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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