A Late Tertiary origin for multilevel caves along the western escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee and Kentucky, established by cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 46-55

  Anthony, Darlene M ^a   Granger, Darryl E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CAVE DEPOSIT; CAVE DEVELOPMENT; CAVE SYSTEM; DATING METHOD; TERTIARY;

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; APPALACHIANS; CUMBERLAND PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4744359662     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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