Stratigraphy of the 8.5 - 9.0 ka B.P. Citlaltépetl pumice fallout sequence

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-370

  Rossotti, Andrea ^a   Carrasco Núñez, Gerardo ^b  

^a CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Citlalt petl volcano; Correlation; Fallout deposit; Granulometry; Radiocarbon dating; Volcanic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646390467     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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