Uranium-series dating of marine and lacustrine carbonates

Uranium-series Geochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue , 2003, Pages 363-405

  Edwards, R L ^a   Gallup, C D ^b   Cheng, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

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URANIUM;

EID: 84863769820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2113/0520363     Document Type: Chapter

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