An interpretation of ISO guidelines for the certification of geological reference materials

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-221

  Kane, Jean S ^a,b   Potts, Philip J ^a,b  

^a Robert J Kane Associates Inc   (United States)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001098262     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.1999.tb00575.x     Document Type: Article

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