Published 1982 | Version v1
Book

Fission track dating applied to the plio-pleistocene

  • 1. Paris-6 Univ., 75 (France). Lab. de Chimie Physique

Description

Mammal deposits of the plio-pleistocene French Massif Central have been dated by the fission track method using sphene, apatite and zircon minerals. The results confirm a greater volcanic activity registered during the pliocene period. The Massif Central volcanic history is investigated. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Pergamon.
Imprint Place
Oxford
ISBN
0-08-026509-X
Imprint Title
Solid state nuclear track detectors
Imprint Pagination
958 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 399-401.

Conference

Title
11. international conference on solid state nuclear track detectors.
Dates
7 - 12 Sep 1981.
Place
Bristol, UK.

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
13695614
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AGE ESTIMATION; APATITES; FISSION TRACKS; FRANCE; MAMMALS; PALEONTOLOGY; TECTONICS; TITANITE; ZIRCON
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; EUROPE; MINERALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE TRACKS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VERTEBRATES; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM SILICATES

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Supplement 3. to nuclear tracks, methods, instruments and applications.