On the treatment of concordant uranium-lead ages

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 665-676

  Ludwig, Kenneth R ^a  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCORDANCE; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

EID: 0031823761     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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