Mud and magnetism: Records of late Pleistocene and Holocene environmental change recorded by magnetic measurements

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 465-480

  Oldfield, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogenic magnetite; Diagenesis; Environmental magnetism; Erosion; Greigite; Palaeolimnology

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MUD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; TOPSOIL;

EID: 84875594692     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9648-8     Document Type: Article

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