Investigating Age Resolution in Laser Ablation Geochronology: Workshop on Data Handling in LA-ICP-MSU-Th-Pb Geochronology; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 12–13 July 2008
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عنوان ژورنال: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0096-3941
DOI: 10.1029/2009eo060004