The INTAV intercomparison of electron-beam microanalysis of glass by tephrochronology laboratories: Results and recommendations

Quaternary International

Volumn 246, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 19-47

  Kuehn, S C ^a   Froese, D G ^b   Shane, P A R ^c  

^a Business Administration and Division of Business and Economics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA QUALITY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; PRECISION; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC GLASS; VOLCANISM;

ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 81255140913     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.08.022     Document Type: Article

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