High-precision in situ oxygen isotope analysis of quartz using an ArF laser

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 687-702

  Fiebio, Jens ^a   Wiechert, Uwe ^b   Rumble III, Douglas ^a   Hoefs, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER METHOD; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUARTZ;

EID: 0032842243     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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