High resolution LA-ICP-MS mapping of U and Th isotopes in an early Pleistocene equid tooth from Fuente Nueva-3 (Orce, Andalusia, Spain)

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 458-467

  Duval, Mathieu ^a,b   Aubert, Maxime ^b   Hellstrom, John ^c   Grün, Rainer ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early Pleistocene; Equid tooth; Fuente Nueva 3; Laser ablation ICP MS; U leaching; Uranium series

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HORSE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MOBILIZATION; PLEISTOCENE; THORIUM ISOTOPE; TOOTH; URANIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; ORCE; SPAIN;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 79961021604     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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