Weathering of granite and granitic regolith in Corsica: short-term 10Be versus long-term thermochronological constraints

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 324, Issue , 2009, Pages 217-235

  Kuhlemann, Joachim ^a   Krumrei, Ingrid ^a   Danišík, Martin ^a   van der Borg, Klaas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DENUDATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; GRANITE; LAST GLACIATION; MORAINE; NEOGENE; REGOLITH; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; WEATHERING RATE;

CORSE; FRANCE;

EID: 74949090280     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP324.16     Document Type: Article

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