The phenomenon of deficient electron microprobe totals in radiation-damaged and altered zircon

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1637-1650

  Nasdala, Lutz ^a   Kronz, Andreas ^b   Wirth, Richard ^c   Váczi, Tamás ^a   Pérez Soba, Cecilia ^d   Willner, Arne ^e   Kennedy, Allen K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; MINERAL ALTERATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; ZIRCON;

EID: 60749085604     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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