(U-Th)/(He-Pb) double dating of detrital zircons

American Journal of Science

Volumn 305, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 259-311

  Reiners, Peter W ^a   Campbell, I H ^b   Nicolescu, S ^a   Allen, C M ^b   Hourigan, J K ^a   Garver, J I ^c   Mattinson, J M ^d   Cowan, D S ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 23044465751     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.305.4.259     Document Type: Article

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