Uranium-thorium-protactinium dating systematics

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 21-22, 1998, Pages 3437-3452

  Cheng, H ^a   Lawrence Edwards, R ^a   Murrell, M T ^b   Benjamin, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 0032454942     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(98)00255-5     Document Type: Article

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