A fire-related origin for fusain: Comparisons with selected physicochemical characteristics of laboratory produced charcoal

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Jones, Timothy P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WOOD QUALITY;

EID: 1542603003     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/202/1996/159     Document Type: Review

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