Cross calibration of K-Ar standard minerals using an unspiked Ar measurement technique

Chemical Geology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 147-159

  Charbit, S ^a   Guillou, H ^a   Turpin, L ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Intercalibration; Jacknife method; K Ar dating; Standard minerals; Statistical treatment; Unspiked technique

Indexed keywords

ARGON 40; CALIBRATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING;

EID: 0032563758     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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