Controversial Pb-Pb and Sm-Nd isotope results in the early Archean Isua (West Greenland) oxide iron formation: Preservation of primary signatures versus secondary disturbances

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 473-488

  Frei, Robert ^a,c   Bridgwater, David ^b   Rosing, Minik ^b,c   Stecher, Ole ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; LEAD-LEAD DATING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0032876277     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00290-7     Document Type: Article

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