40Ar/39Ar dating of Apollo 12 regolith: Implications for the age of Copernicus and the source of nonmare materials

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 6016-6031

  Barra, Fernando ^a,b   Swindle, Timothy D ^a,c   Korotev, Randy L ^d   Jolliff, Bradley L ^d   Zeigler, Ryan A ^d   Olson, Eric ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUNAR SOIL; MARE BASALT; REGOLITH;

EID: 33845452418     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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