Enhanced precision, accuracy, efficiency, and spatial resolution of U-Pb ages by laser ablation-multicollector-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Gehrels, George E ^a   Valencia, Victor A ^a   Ruiz, Joaquin ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; LA ICPMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749086097     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001805     Document Type: Article

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