High-resolution cathodoluminescence combined with SHRIMP ion probe measurements of detrital zircons

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Gotze J ^a   Kempe, U ^a   Habermann, D ^b   Nasdala, L ^a   Neuser, R D ^b   Richter, D K ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Clastic sediment; SEM; SHRIMP; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; ION MICROPROBE; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 0345211579     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646199548411     Document Type: Article

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