Fundamentals of noble gas thermochronometry

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2005, Pages 123-149

  Harrison, T Mark ^a   Zeitler, Peter K ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28544434083     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2005.58.5     Document Type: Article

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