Investigating Hornblende Etching as a Relative Dating Technique in the Lower Chippewa River Valley.
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2009-04Author
Crist, Taylor
Young, Benjamin M.
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Running, Garry Leonard
Faulkner, Douglas J.
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The Lower Chippewa River Valley (LCRV) is similar to many large river systems throughout the United States. Little is know about its geomorphic history. The purpose of this research is to determine if Hornblende Etching (HE) analysis, a relative dating method for soils, is a reliable
method to determine the age of fluvial landforms
in LCRV.
Subject
Weathering--Wisconsin--Chippewa River Valley
Geology--Wisconsin--Chippewa River Valley
Hornblende--Wisconsin--Chippewa River Valley
Fluvial geomorphology--Wisconsin--Chippewa River Valley
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