An OSL, radiocarbon and tephra isochron-based chronology for Birdlings Flat loess at Ahuriri Quarry, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 4-8

  Almond, Peter C ^a   Shanhun, Fiona L ^a   Rieser, Uwe ^b   Shulmeister, James ^c  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CARBONATE; FELDSPAR; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PERCOLATION; QUARTZ; RADIOCARBON DATING; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; BANKS PENINSULA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS;

EID: 34548119540     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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