Present trends and the future of zircon in geochronology: Laser ablation ICPMS

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Košler, Jan ^a   Sylvester, Paul J ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 33846036998     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2113/0530243     Document Type: Article

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