Dating of the time of sedimentation using U-Pb ages for paleosol calcite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1525-1529

  Rasbury, E T ^a   Hanson, G N ^a   Meyers, W J ^a   Saller, A H ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; PALAEOSOL; PENNSYLVANIAN; PERMIAN; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0030860639     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00043-4     Document Type: Article

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