High-precision 238U-234U-230Th disequilibrium dating of the recent past: a review

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 423-433

  Zhao, Jian xin ^a   Yu, Ke fu ^a,b   Feng, Yue xing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coral; Mass spectrometry; Recent past; Speleothem; Uranium thorium dating

Indexed keywords

CORAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECISION; SPELEOTHEM; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 69749106620     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.01.012     Document Type: Review

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