Decay constant errors in U-Pb concordia-intercept ages

Chemical Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 315-318

  Ludwig, Kenneth R ^a  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Concordia; Decay constants; Errors; Geochronology; U Pb

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 0034127577     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00219-3     Document Type: Article

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