Some observations on the use of zircon U-Pb geochronology in the study of granitic rocks

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 1992, Pages 447-458

  Williams, Ian S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dalgety; discordance; inheritance; ion probe; Kameruka; monazite; Mount Sones; radiogenic Pb; Watergums; Watersmeet

Indexed keywords

DISCORDANCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; ION MICROPROBE; URANIUM/LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 0027038922     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: 14737116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300008129     Document Type: Article

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