U-Th-Pb dating of monazite by single-collector ICP-MS: Pitfalls and potential

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kohn, Matthew J ^a   Vervoort, Jeffery D ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ICP MS; Laser ablation; Monazite; U Th Pb dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249090687     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001899     Document Type: Article

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