Meteoric 10Be concentrations from saprolite and till in northern Sweden: Implications for glacial erosion and age

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-22

  Ebert, Karin ^a   Willenbring, Jane ^b,c   Norton, Kevin P ^c,d   Hall, Adrian ^e   Hättestrand, Clas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beryllium 10; Cosmogenic; Geochemistry; Glaciated shield area; Meteoric; Northern Sweden; Saprolite; Till

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIATION; IGNEOUS ROCK; PLEISTOCENE; SAPROLITE; TILL;

BALTIC SHIELD; FINLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SWEDEN;

EID: 84867142140     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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