Dating Quaternary volcanism and incision by the River Tigris at Diyarbakιr, southeast Turkey

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-393

  Bridgland, David R ^a   Demir, Tuncer ^b   Seyrek, Ali ^b   Pringle, Malcolm ^c,g   Westaway, Rob ^d,h   Beck, Anthony R ^a,i   Rowbotham, George ^e   Yurtmen, Sema ^f,j  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^j NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Ar Ar; Diyarbak r; Incision; Quaternary; Tigris; Turkey; Uplift

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; VOLCANISM;

DIYARBAKIR [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TIGRIS RIVER; TURKEY;

EID: 34247607274     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1074     Document Type: Article

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