Precision and accuracy in the optically stimulated luminescence dating of sedimentary quartz: A status review

Geochronometria

Volumn 21, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-16

  Murray, Andrew S ^a   Olley, Jon M ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeolian sediments; Holocene; Late Pleistocene; Osl dating; Water Lain Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961703216     PISSN: 17338387     EISSN: 18971695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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