Geochronology of the Jack Hills detrital zircons by precise U-Pb isotope dilution analysis of crystal fragments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 25-38

  Amelin, Yuri V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032565272     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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