Diffusion of noble gases in minerals

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue , 2010, Pages 509-557

  Baxter, Ethan F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952603445     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2010.72.11     Document Type: Article

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