Magnetostratigraphy of cave sediments: Application and limits

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 301-330

  Bosák, Pavel ^a   Pruner, Petr ^a   Kadlec, Jaroslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cave deposits; Czech Republic; Magnetostratigraphy; Slovakia; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 0038606020     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023723708430     Document Type: Article

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