The half-life of 32Si: A new estimate based on varved lake sediments

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 191-196

  Nijampurkar, V N ^a   Rao, D K ^a   Oldfield, F ^b   Renberg, I ^c  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogenic structures; Geochronology; Si 32; Varves

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HALF LIFE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SILICON 32; VARVE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032466989     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00186-1     Document Type: Article

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