Dating Plio-Pleistocene glacial sediments using the cosmic-ray-produced radionuclides 10Be and 26Al

American Journal of Science

Volumn 305, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-41

  Balco, Greg ^a   Stone, John O H ^a   Jennings, Carrie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BERYLLIUM; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; GLACIAL SEDIMENTATION; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE;

EID: 15444370224     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.305.1.1     Document Type: Article

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