The age of the palaeodunefield of the northern Murray Basin in South Australia: Preliminary results

Quaternary International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Twidale, C R ^a   Bourne, J A ^a   Spooner, N A ^b   Rhodes, E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DUNE FIELD; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SAND RIDGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EYRE PENINSULA; MURRAY BASIN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WAIKERIE; YORKE PENINSULA;

EID: 34247188982     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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