Using Tephrochronology and palynology to date the MIS 13 lacustrine sediments of the Mercure basin (Southern Apennines - Italy)

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 169-186

  Petrosino, Paola ^a   Ermolli, Elda Russo ^a   Donato, Paola ^b   Jicha, Brian ^c   Robustelli, Gaetano ^b   Sardella, Raffaele ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mercure basin; MIS13; Pollen analysis; Tephrochronology

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; INTERGLACIAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALYNOLOGY; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

APENNINES; CALABRIA; ITALY;

EID: 84898787475     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: 20381727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2013.22     Document Type: Article

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