U/Pb geochronology and significance of Late Permian ignimbrites in Northern Chile

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 281-293

  Breitkreuz, Christoph ^a   Van Schmus, W R ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNIMBRITE; PERMIAN; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

CHILE, SALAR DE ATACAMA, PEINE;

EID: 0030436403     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-9811(96)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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