Desert pavements and associated rock varnish in the Mojave Desert: How old can they be?

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 855-858

  Quade, Jay ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Death Valley; Desert pavement; Mojave Desert; Packrats; Rock varnish

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHIC SURFACE;

GLACIERS; PAVEMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ROCKS;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERT; LANDFORM; QUATERNARY; ROCK VARNISH; TERRACE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879883596     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0855:DPAARV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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