Amino acid racemization in lacustrine ostracodes, part I: Effect of oxidizing pre-treatments on amino acid composition

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-173

  Bright, Jordon ^a   Kaufman, Darrell S ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid geochronology; Intra crystalline; Ostracode; Racemization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOMINERALIZATION; BLEACHING; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHRONOLOGY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEACHING; OSTRACOD; OXIDATION; PALEOTEMPERATURE; RACEMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ANA RIVER; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CANDONA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 79952071920     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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