Models of garnet differential geochronology

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 170-182

  Kohn, Matthew J ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MODELING; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; ZONING;

EID: 56949089452     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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