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Quaternary geochronology : methods and applications /

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Forty-four contributions survey the established and experimental means of dating Quaternary Period surficial materials. The basic theory, procedures, and accuracy are reviewed for sidereal, isotopic, radiogenic, chemical and biological, geomorphological, and correlation methods. A series of case stu...

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Other Authors: Noller, Jay S., Sowers, Janet M., Lettis, William R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, 2000.
Series:AGU reference shelf ; 4.
Subjects:
Geology, Stratigraphic > Quaternary.
Paleontology > Quaternary.
Geochronometry.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Forty-four contributions survey the established and experimental means of dating Quaternary Period surficial materials. The basic theory, procedures, and accuracy are reviewed for sidereal, isotopic, radiogenic, chemical and biological, geomorphological, and correlation methods. A series of case studies then illustrates the application of geochronology in Quaternary geology and the emerging field of paleoseismology. The volume is a minor revision and update of a portion of a 1998 report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Member price, $56. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 582 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118668481
1118668480
ISSN:1080-305X ;