SAR-OSL dating of different grain-sized quartz from a sedimentary section in southern Romania interbedding the Campanian Ignimbrite/Y5 ash layer

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-86

  Constantin, D ^a   Timar Gabor, A ^a   Veres, D ^a,b   Begy, R ^a   Cosma, C ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Campanian Ignimbrite Y5 tephra; Loess; OSL; Quartz grain size; Romania; SAR protocol

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CHRONOLOGY; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; GROWTH CURVE; IGNIMBRITE; INTERPOLATION; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; QUARTZ; SATURATION; TEPHRA;

ROMANIA;

EID: 84863778983     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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