Boulder edge‐roundness as an indicator of relative age: A lochnagar case study

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-236

  Kirkbride, Martin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cairngorms weathering; Dating; Moraines; Younger dryas

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MORAINE;

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645767666     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00369220518737232     Document Type: Article

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