Assessing the potential for luminescence dating of basalts

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Tsukamoto, S ^a,b   Duller, G A T ^a   Wintle, A G ^a   Muhs, D ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Cima volcanic field; IRSL; Luminescence dating; Mars analogue; Plagioclase

Indexed keywords

BASALT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARS; PLAGIOCLASE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; QUATERNARY;

CALIFORNIA; CIMA VOLCANIC FIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78449234915     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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