Method of data reduction and uncertainty estimation for platinum-group element data using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Geostandards Newsletter

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-39

  Ely, James C ^a   Neal, Clive R ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

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EID: 0002427242     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2002.tb00621.x     Document Type: Article

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