Anomalous xenon in zone 13 Okelobondo

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1651-1661

  Meshik, A P ^a   Kehm, K ^a   Hohenberg, C M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE DECAY; URANIUM; XENON;

GABON;

EID: 0034114259     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00334-3     Document Type: Article

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