Geochronologic significance of lead lines from old cratons

Chemical Geology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Romer, Rolf L ^a,b   Bridgwater, David ^c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Archaean; Modelling; Secondary lead isochron; Statistical error limits

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; LEAD/LEAD DATING;

EID: 0030791611     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00122-2     Document Type: Article

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