The oldest rocks: The Western Australian connection

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 153-160

  de Laeter, J R ^a   Trendall, A F ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Jack Hills; Mount Narryer; Rubidium strontium; SHRIMP; Uranium lead; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0037997551     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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