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Chapter 16 - Fission-Track Dating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2018

Alan P. Dickin
Alan P. Dickin
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Radiogenic Isotope Geology , pp. 444 - 464
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  • Fission-Track Dating
  • Alan P. Dickin, McMaster University, Ontario
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