The effects of long alpha-stopping distances on (U-Th)/He ages

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 4223-4229

  Farley, K A ^a   Wolf, R A ^a   Silver, L T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALPHA STOPPING EFFECTS; APATITE; HELIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 0030435621     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00193-7     Document Type: Article

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