U-Pb SHRIMP dating of uraniferous opals

Chemical Geology

Volumn 227, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 113-132

  Nemchin, A A ^a,c   Neymark, L A ^b   Simons, S L ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Denver Federal Center ^*  (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Opal; SHRIMP; U Pb age; U series dating

Indexed keywords

OPAL; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 33344476510     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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