Uranium and thorium isotopes in marine sediments off northeastern Taiwan

Marine Geology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 89-102

  Chung, Y ^a   Chang, W C ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; THORIUM; URANIUM;

PACIFIC, TAIWAN CONTINENTAL SLOPE;

EID: 0030176958     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(96)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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