Precision and accuracy in geochronology

Elements

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-24

  Schoene, Blair ^a   Condon, Daniel J ^b   Morgan, Leah ^c   McLean, Noah ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Geochronology; Intercalibration; Precision; U Pb; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET);

ACCURACY; GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; INTERCALIBRATION; MICRO BEAMS; PRECISION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL CONSTRAINTS; UNCERTAINTY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALIBRATION; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERAL; PRECISION; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 84876999058     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.9.1.19     Document Type: Article

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