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Testing the suitability of dim sedimentary quartz from northern Switzerland for OSL burial dose estimation Cover

Testing the suitability of dim sedimentary quartz from northern Switzerland for OSL burial dose estimation

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|Apr 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 66 - 76
Submitted on: Sep 22, 2016
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Accepted on: Feb 20, 2017
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Published on: Apr 12, 2017
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