Recuperated OSL dating of fine-grained quartz in Chinese loess

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-100

  Wang, X L ^a   Lu, Y C ^a,b   Wintle, A G ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese loess; Fine grained quartz; Recuperated OSL dating

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOSOL; QUARTZ; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 34249334769     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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