U-Th dating of deep-sea corals

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 2401-2416

  Cheng, Hai ^a   Adkins, Jess ^b   Edwards, R Lawrence ^a   Boyle, Edward A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c Atmosph Planet Sci M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEEP SEA; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 0033931121     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00422-6     Document Type: Article

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