Geochemical characterization, correlation, and optical dating of tephra in alluvial sequences of central western Argentina

Quaternary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-75

  Toms, Phillip S ^a   King, Matthew ^a   Zárate, Marcelo A ^b   Kemp, Rob A ^a   Foit Jr , Franklin F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial sequences; Argentina; Mendoza; Optical dating; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOCLIMATE; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 3042830026     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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