Better mathematical constraints on ages of Carboniferous stage boundaries using radiometric tuff dates and cyclostratigraphy

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Peterson, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; cyclothem; Donets; stage boundaries

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETRY; STRATIGRAPHY;

AGE CONSTRAINTS; ASH LAYER; CARBONIFEROUS; CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD; CYCLICITY; CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; CYCLOTHEM; DONETS; DONETS BASIN; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MILANKOVITCH; RADIOMETRIC DATES; STRATIGRAPHIC RECORDS; UKRAINE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGE DETERMINATION; CARBONIFEROUS; CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; CYCLOTHEM; DATING METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY;

DONETS BASIN;

EID: 79955619827     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003467     Document Type: Article

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