Pebble population dating as an additional tool for provenance studies - Examples from the Eastern Alps

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 324, Issue , 2009, Pages 125-140

  Dunkl, I ^a   Frisch, W ^b   Kuhlemann, J ^b   Brugel J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CONGLOMERATE; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; OLIGOCENE; PEBBLE; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; ZIRCON;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS;

EID: 74949137659     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP324.10     Document Type: Article

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