Laser microprobe (U-Th)/He geochronology

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3031-3039

  Boyce, J W ^a   Hodges, K V ^a   Olszewski, W J ^a   Jercinovic, M J ^b   Carpenter, B D ^c   Reiners, P W ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c ADE Phase Shift   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LASER METHOD; MINERALOGY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 33744804561     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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