The use of pre-treatments in palynological processing

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 281-290

  Riding, James B ^a   Kyffin Hughes, Jane E ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; palynomorph preparation techniques; pre treatment; sodium hexametaphosphate; United Kingdom (Scotland)

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BLEACHING; CARBONIFEROUS; DETERGENT; FERN; FORMIC ACID; LITHOTYPE; METHYLATION; MIOSPORE; MUDSTONE; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; SODIUM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPODIUM;

EID: 71649095849     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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