Luminescence dating of alluvial fans in intramontane basins of NW Argentina

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 251, Issue , 2005, Pages 153-168

  Robinson, R A J ^a   Spencer, J Q G ^a   Strecker, M R ^b   Richter, A ^b   Alonso, R N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; LUMINESCENCE DATING;

EID: 33144467166     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.11     Document Type: Article

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