Diffusion kinetics of samarium and neodymium in garnet, and a method for determining cooling rates of rocks

Science

Volumn 281, Issue 5378, 1998, Pages 805-807

  Ganguly, J ^a   Tirone, M ^a   Hervig, R L ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM;

ALMANDINE; COOLING; DIFFUSION; GARNET; KINETICS; METAMORPHISM; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; ROCK; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032493902     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5378.805     Document Type: Article

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