Alpha-recoil in U-Pb geochronology: Effective sample size matters

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-491

  Romer, Rolf L ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SAMPLING; SHRIMP DATING;

EID: 0043095383     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-003-0463-0     Document Type: Article

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