U-Pb dating of Fe-rich phases using a sequential leaching method

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1697-1703

  Erel, Yigal ^a   Harlavan, Yehudit ^a   Stein, Mordechai ^a   Blum, Joel D ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; SEQUENTIAL LEACHING; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, HAMERSLEY BASIN; USA, NEW HAMPSHIRE;

EID: 0030868716     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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