Lead isotopes and the age of the Earth - A geochemical accident

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 190, Issue , 2001, Pages 223-236

  Hofmann, A W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; LEAD ISOTOPE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 0035198472     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.190.01.15     Document Type: Article

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