An isochron method for cosmogenic-nuclide dating of buried soils and sediments

American Journal of Science

Volumn 308, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1083-1114

  Balco, Greg ^a,c   Rovey II, Charles W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; EMPLACEMENT; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; PALEOSOL; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; STRATIGRAPHY;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58649115195     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/10.2008.02     Document Type: Article

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