Accurate and precise Re-Os molybdenite dates from the Galway Granite, Ireland: Critical comment on "Disturbance of the Re-Os chronometer of molybdenites from the late-Caledonian Galway Granite, Ireland, by hydrothermal fluid circulation" by Suzuki et al., Geochemical journal, 35, 29-35, 2001

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-294

  Selby, David ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^a   Feely, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Galway; Molybdenite; Osmium; Rhenium

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 4644265188     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.291     Document Type: Article

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