In pursuit of the 40K branching ratios: K-Ca and 39Ar-40Ar dating of gem silicates

Chemical Geology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 5-16

  Nagler Th F ^a   Villa, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

40K decay; Branching ratio; K Ca dating; Madagascar sanidine

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALCIUM; DATING METHOD; GEMSTONE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MUSCOVITE; POTASSIUM; SANIDINE; SILICATE;

EID: 0033812159     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00194-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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