U and Th zonation in apatite observed by laser ablation ICPMS, and implications for the (U-Th)/He system

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4515-4530

  Farley, K A ^a   Shuster, D L ^b   Ketcham, R A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; APATITE; DIFFUSIVITY; GEOACCUMULATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THORIUM; TRAP (GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE); URANIUM;

EID: 79960311597     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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