U–Pb ages and Hf isotopic composition of zircons in Austrian last glacial loess: constraints on heavy mineral sources and sediment transport pathways

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1365-1385

  Újvári, Gábor ^a   Klötzli, Urs ^b  

^a GEODETIC AND GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hf isotope geochemistry; Loess; Provenance; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; HEAVY MINERAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAST GLACIAL; LOESS; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; ALPS; AUSTRIA; BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CZECH REPUBLIC; EASTERN ALPS; JIHOCESKY; UPPER AUSTRIA; WELS;

EID: 84931569744     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-014-1139-x     Document Type: Article

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