In situ U-Pb SIMS (IN-SIMS) micro-baddeleyite dating of mafic rocks: Method with examples

Precambrian Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-387

  Chamberlain, Kevin R ^a   Schmitt, Axel K ^b   Swapp, Susan M ^a   Harrison, T Mark ^b   Swoboda Colberg, Norbert ^a   Bleeker, Wouter ^c   Peterson, Tony D ^c   Jefferson, Charles W ^c   Khudoley, Andrei K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baddeleyite; Secondary ionization mass spectrometry (SIMS); U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BADDELEYITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; MAFIC ROCK; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA; NUNAVUT; THELON BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING CRATON;

EID: 78449283113     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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