OSL ages of upper Quaternary eolian sand and paleosols, northwest Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

New Mexico Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 39-49

  Hall, Stephen A ^a   Goble, Ronald J ^b   Raymond, Gerry R ^c  

^a Red Rock Geological Enterprises   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Criterion Environmental Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBONATE; HOLOCENE; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALBUQUERQUE BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149098048     PISSN: 0196948X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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