Tephrochronology of the Toba tuffs: Four primary glass populations define the 75-ka Youngest Toba Tuff, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 772-776

  Westgate, J A ^a   Pearce, N J G ^b   Perkins, W T ^b   Preece, S J ^a   Chesner, C A ^c   Muhammad, R F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Tephrochronology; Toba tuffs; Trace elements; Volcanic glass

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT; TUFF; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GLASS;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; LAKE TOBA; NORTH SUMATRA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84890210327     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2672     Document Type: Article

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