Geochemical study of lower Eocene volcanic ash layers from the Alpine Anthering Formation, Austria

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-134

  Huber, Heinz ^a,b   Koeberl, Christian ^a   Egger, Hans ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c ZAMG Zentralanstalt fuer Meteorologie und Geodynamik   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EOCENE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRIDIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ASH;

AUSTRIA; SALZBURG;

EID: 0037286790     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.37.123     Document Type: Article

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