Testing the use of feldspars for optical dating of hurricane overwash deposits

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Davids, F ^a   Duller, G A T ^a   Roberts, H M ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feldspar; Hurricane; Optical dating; Quartz; Subtraction dating; Thermal transfer

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HOLOCENE; HURRICANE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; OPTICAL METHOD; SALTMARSH;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649338989     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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