Statistics for strontium isotope stratigraphy: A robust LOWESS fit to the marine Sr-isotope curve for 0 to 206 Ma, with look-up table for derivation of numeric age

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-456

  Howarth, Richard J ^a   McArthur, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY; STRONTIUM;

EID: 0031445713     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515938     Document Type: Article

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