Further testing of a non-acid palynological preparation procedure

Palynology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-87

  Riding, James B ^a   Kyffin Hughes, Jane E ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Jurassic; Ordovician; Paleogene; Palynomorphs; Preparation techniques; UK

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CLAY MINERAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGENE; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846878082     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2006.9989619     Document Type: Article

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