Optically Stimulated Luminescence chronology of terrace sediments of Siang River, Higher NE Himalaya: Comparison of quartz and feldspar chronometers

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-258

  Srivastava, Pradeep ^a   Misra, D K ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

NE Himalaya; Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating; Siang River; Terraces

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; QUARTZ; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRACE; UPLIFT;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; HUNAN; XIANG RIVER;

EID: 84861423944     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-012-0043-x     Document Type: Article

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