OSL dating of sediments from deserts in northern China

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Li, Sheng Hua ^a   Chen, Yong Ye ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Sun, Jimin ^b   Yang, Li Rong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Age limits; Chinese deserts; Optical dating; Quartz and potassium feldspar

Indexed keywords

DESERT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; POTASSIUM; QUARTZ;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548025571     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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