The age and duration of the Matuyama-Brunhes transition from new K-Ar data from La Palma (Canary Islands) and revisited 40/39Ar ages

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 149-163

  Quidelleur, X ^a   Carlut, J ^b   Soler, V ^c   Valet, J P ^a   Gillot, P Y ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c Inst ProdNat/Agrobiol Canarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Brunhes epoch; Canary Islands; Geochronology; Matuyama epoch

Indexed keywords

BRUNHES CHRON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MATUYAMA CHRON; PALEOMAGNETISM; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; QUATERNARY;

CANARY ISLANDS; LA PALMA; SPAIN;

EID: 0037473260     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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