Closed-system behaviour of the intra-crystalline fraction of amino acids in mollusc shells

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 2-25

  Penkman, K E H ^a   Kaufman, D S ^b   Maddy, D ^c   Collins, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dating; Intra crystalline protein degradation; Quaternary; Racemization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIVALVE; BLEACHING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SHELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BITHYNIA TENTACULATA; CORBICULA FLUMINALIS; GASTROPODA; MARGARITIFERA FALCATA; MOLLUSCA; VALVATA PISCINALIS;

EID: 36749002681     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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