FISSION-TRACK DATING OF A TEPHRA LAYER IN THE ALAT FORMATION OF THE DANDIERO GROUP (DANAKIL DEPRESSION, ERITREA)
Attempts to date a biotite separate from a tephra layer recognized near Buia (Danakil Depression, Eritrea) in the liwer part of the Homo remains – bearing Dandiero group (formerly attributed to the Danakil Formation) using the 39Ar/40Ar method failed because of xenocrystic contamination. For this re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Milano University Press
2004-12-01
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Series: | Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia |
Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5763 |