Interpretations of SHRIMP and isotope dilution zircon ages for the geological time-scale: I. The early Ordovician and late Cambrian

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-57

  Compston, W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Geological time scale; Isotope dilution zircon ages; Ordovician; SHRIMP

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; ORDOVICIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0034068941     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646100549120     Document Type: Article

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