Dating of crustal fluid flow by the Rb-Sr isotopic analysis of sphalerite: a review

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 144, Issue , 1998, Pages 137-143

  Walshaw, R D ^a   Menuge, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; FLUID FLOW; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SPHALERITE;

EID: 0032321517     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.144.01.10     Document Type: Article

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