The age of continental roots

Developments in Crop Science

Volumn 24, Issue C, 1999, Pages 171-194

  Pearson, D G ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continent; Geochronology; Lithospheric mantle; Os isotope; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957066249     PISSN: 0378519X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0419-0254(99)80011-1     Document Type: Article

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