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First discovery of Holocene cryptotephra in Amazonia

First discovery of Holocene cryptotephra in Amazonia

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First discovery of Holocene cryptotephra in Amazonia

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First discovery of Holocene cryptotephra in Amazonia

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Scientific reports, 2015-10, Vol.5 (1), p.15579, Article 15579

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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The use of volcanic ash layers for dating and correlation (tephrochronology) is widely applied in the study of past environmental changes. We describe the first cryptotephra (non-visible volcanic ash horizon) to be identified in the Amazon basin, which is tentatively attributed to a source in the Ecuadorian Eastern Cordillera (0–1°S, 78-79°W), some...

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First discovery of Holocene cryptotephra in Amazonia

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4616060

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4616060

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/srep15579

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