Precise Re-Os ages of organic-rich mudrocks and the Os isotope composition of Jurassic seawater

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 159-173

  Cohen, A S ^a   Coe, A L ^a   Bartlett, J M ^a   Hawkesworth, C J ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Jurassic; Mudstones; Osmium; Rhemium; Sea water; Statigraphy; Whole rock

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; MUDSTONE; OSMIUM; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SEAWATER;

EID: 0033561613     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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