Limitations of chemical dating of monazite

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 218-230

  Spear, Frank S ^a   Pyle, Joseph M ^a   Cherniak, Daniele ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical dating; Geochronology; Monazite

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; MONAZITE; SPECTROMETER; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 68749099343     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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