High-precision and high-resolution carbonate 230Th dating by MC-ICP-MS with SEM protocols

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-86

  Shen, Chuan Chou ^a   Wu, Chung Che ^a   Cheng, Hai ^b   Lawrence Edwards, R ^b   Hsieh, Yu Te ^a   Gallet, Sylvain ^a,c   Chang, Ching Chih ^a   Li, Ting Yong ^a,d   Lam, Doan Dinh ^e   Kano, Akihiro ^f   Hori, Masako ^a,g   Spötl, Christoph ^h  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 84867641348     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.018     Document Type: Article

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