High-precision U-series dating of Holocene corals from South China Sea by thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS)

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 937-941

  Ma, Zhibang ^a   Xia, Ming ^a   Zhang, Chenghui ^a   Pen, Zicheng ^b   Wang, Zhaorong ^b   Sun, Weidong ^b   An, Zhisheng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c State Key Lab Loess Quaternary G   (China)

Author keywords

Holocene corals reefs; Mass spectrometric U series dating; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0003574930     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02885070     Document Type: Article

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