Geomorphology and weathering characteristics of erratic boulder trains on tierra del fuego, southernmost south america: Implications for dating of glacial deposits

Geomorphology

Volumn 228, Issue , 2015, Pages 382-397

  Darvill, Christopher M ^a   Bentley, Michael J ^a   Stokes, Chris R ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating; Erratic boulder train; Rock avalanche; Subglacial; Supraglacial; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL LANDFORM; ROCK AVALANCHE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; WEATHERING;

CHILE; CORDILLERA DARWIN; MAGALLANES; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA];

EID: 84908191836     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.09.017     Document Type: Article

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