Characterization and calibration of 40Ar/39Ar dating standards

Chemical Geology

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 189-211

  Spell, Terry L ^a,b   McDougall, Ian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Intercalibration; Standards

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BIOTITE; CALIBRATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HORNBLENDE; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 0038439239     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(03)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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