Radiation damage in zircon and monazite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2509-2520

  Meldrum, A ^a   Boatner, L A ^a   Weber, W J ^b   Ewing, R C ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Monazite; Radionuclide; Zircon

Indexed keywords

MONAZITE; RADIONUCLIDE; ZIRCON;

EID: 0032461756     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00174-4     Document Type: Article

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