U-series dating of speleothems from the Sierra del Endrinal (Grazalema Mountains, S Spain)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2275-2281

  Alcaraz Pelegrina, J M ^a   Martinez Aguirre A ^b   Rodriguez Vidal J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Impure carbonate; Karst landform; Leachate leachate method; U series dating

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RATIOS; CARBONATE FRACTION; EROSION SURFACES; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; KARSTIC; LEACHATE-LEACHATE METHOD; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SECULAR EQUILIBRIUM; U-SERIES DATING; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WARM CLIMATES;

ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FUELS; URANIUM;

LANDFORMS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SECULARISM; SOLUBILITY; SPAIN; SPELEOTHEM; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

EID: 84864363167     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.06.025     Document Type: Article

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