Alpha-recoil track densities in mica and radiometric age determination

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 40, Issue 2-6, 2005, Pages 503-508

  Stubner K ^a   Jonckheere, R C ^a   Ratschbacher, L ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha recoil track; Phlogopite; Radiometric dating; Track density

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; IMPURITIES; MICA; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALPHA-RECOIL TRACK; PHLOGOPITE; RADIOMETRIC DATING; TRACK DENSITY;

RADIOMETRY;

EID: 27744448848     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.05.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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