Quantification and spatial distribution of dose rate relevant elements in silex used for luminescence dating

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-73

  Schmidt, Christoph ^a   Pettke, Thomas ^b   Preusser, Frank ^c   Rufer, Daniel ^b   Kasper, Haino Uwe ^a   Hilgers, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flint; ICP MS; LA ICP MS; Microdosimetry; Silex; Thermoluminescence, TL

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FLINT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIONUCLIDE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84867140407     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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