Characterizing the U-Pb systematics of baddeleyite through chemical abrasion: Application of multi-step digestion methods to baddeleyite geochronology

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 777-801

  Rioux, Matthew ^a   Bowring, Samuel ^a   Dudás, Frank ^a   Hanson, Richard ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baddeleyite; Chemical abrasion; TIMS; U Pb

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BADDELEYITE; CARBONATITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIKE SWARM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957563650     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-010-0507-1     Document Type: Article

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