Semi-quantitative determination of apatite anion composition for fission-track analysis using infra-red microspectroscopy

Chemical Geology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 181-190

  Siddall, Ruth ^a   Hurford, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annealing; Apatite; Crystal structure; Fission tracks; Infra red

Indexed keywords

APATITE; FISSION TRACK DATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032563752     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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