Oxygen isotope analyses of fine silica grains using laser-extraction technique: Comparison with oxygen isotope data obtained from ion microprobe analyses and application to quartzite and silcrete cement investigation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2827-2835

  Alexandre, Anne ^a   Basile Doelsch, Isabelle ^a,b   Sonzogni, Corinne ^a   Sylvestre, Florence ^a   Parron, Claude ^a   Meunier, Jean Dominique ^a   Colin, Fabrice ^c  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b LSTUR   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRETACEOUS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION MICROPROBE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LASER METHOD; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUARTZITE; SILCRETE; SILICA;

EID: 33646585104     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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