Comparison of single filament Pb evaporation/ionization zircon ages with conventional U-Pb results: Examples from the Precambrian of Brazil

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-363

  Gaudette, H E ^a   Lafon, J M ^b   Macambira, M J B ^b   Moura, C A V ^b   Scheller, T ^b  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD-LEAD DATING; PRECAMBRIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032430452     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(98)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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