Dating of chemical weathering processes by in situ measurement of U-series disequilibria in supergene Fe-oxy/hydroxides using LA-MC-ICPMS

Chemical Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 76-94

  Bernal, J P ^a   Eggins, S M ^a   McCulloch, M T ^a   Grun R ^a   Eggleton, R A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fe oxy hydroxides; LA MC ICPMS; Northern Australia; Orbital forcing; U decay series; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; IRON HYDROXIDE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REGOLITH; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33750150210     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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