Simultaneous determinations of U-Pb age and REE abundances for zircons using ArF excimer laser ablation-ICPMS

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Iizuka, Tsuyoshi ^a   Hirata, Takafumi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Excimer laser; ICPMS; REE; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; ZIRCON;

EID: 4644295480     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.229     Document Type: Article

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