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U—Th—Pb Dating of Minerals

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Lectures in Isotope Geology

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Natural U consists of two radioactive parent-isotopes, 238U and 235U, the half-lives of which fall into the range of geologic time. Outside this range is the half-life of 232Th, which represents the only natural isotope of Th.

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Gebauer, D., Grünenfelder, M. (1979). U—Th—Pb Dating of Minerals. In: Jäger, E., Hunziker, J.C. (eds) Lectures in Isotope Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67161-6_7

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