Optical dating of eolian dune sand from the Canadian prairies

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 191-202

  Lian, Olav B ^a   Huntley, David J ^b   Wolfe, Stephen A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FELDSPAR; HOLOCENE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PLEISTOCENE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 3042601984     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/009105ar     Document Type: Article

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