Dating minerals by ID-TIMS geochronology at times of in situ analysis: Selected case studies from the CPGeo-IGc-USP laboratory

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-97

  Passarelli, Cláudia R ^a   Basei, Miguel A S ^a   Siga Jr , Oswaldo ^a   Sato, Kei ^a   Sproesser, Walter M ^a   Loios, Vasco A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CPGeo IGc USP U Pb laboratory; U Pb geochronology of accessory minerals; U Pb ID TIMS methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849089708     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652009000100010     Document Type: Article

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