An exploratory method to detect tephras from quantitative XRD scans: Examples from Iceland and east Greenland marine sediments

Holocene

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1035-1042

  Andrews, John T ^a   Eberl, D D ^b   Kristjansdottir, Greta B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenland; Holocene; Iceland; Marine sediments; Tephra detection; x ray diffraction; XRD

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC GLASS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; GREENLAND; ICELAND;

EID: 34250894630     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683606069384     Document Type: Article

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