Separation of U, Pb, Lu, and Hf from single zircons for combined U-Pb dating and Hf isotope measurements by TIMS and MC-ICPMS

Chemical Geology

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 105-120

  Nebel Jacobsen, Yona ^a   Scherer, Erik E ^a   Münker, Carsten ^a,b   Mezger, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

91500; Lu Hf; MC ICPMS; TIMS; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

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EID: 20444461205     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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