Rapid and accurate U-Th dating of ancient carbonates using inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 272, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Douville, Eric ^a   Sallé, Eline ^a   Frank, Norbert ^a   Eisele, Markus ^b   Pons Branchu, Edwige ^a   Ayrault, Sophie ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Deep sea corals; ICP QMS; Stalagmites; U Th dating; UTEVA resin

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CALCITE; CORAL; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; STALAGMITE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA;

EID: 77950690753     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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