Zircon Hf-isotope analysis with an excimer laser, depth profiling, ablation of complex geometries, and concomitant age estimation

Chemical Geology

Volumn 209, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 121-135

  Woodhead, Jon ^a   Hergt, Janet ^a   Shelley, Michael ^b   Eggins, Steve ^b   Kemp, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Excimer laser; Hafnium isotopes; MC ICPMS; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATING METHOD; HAFNIUM; ZIRCON;

EID: 3242674899     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.04.026     Document Type: Article

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