Quantitative comparison of large sets of geochronological data using multivariate analysis: A provenance study example from Australia

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1593-1616

  Sircombe, Keith N ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROVENANCE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034115278     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00388-9     Document Type: Article

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