A new technique for precise uranium- series dating of travertine micro- samples

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 66, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4261-4272

  Mallick, Ronzon ^a,b   Frank, Norbert ^a  

^a H A d W   (Germany)

^b H A d W   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; TRAVERTINE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 0037115365     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)00999-7     Document Type: Article

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