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Expanding the limits of laser-ablation U–Pb calcite geochronology
Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark
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Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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This paper serves as a guide to those interested in dating calcite by laser ablation. Within it are theoretical and practical limits of U and Pb concentrations (and U / Pb ratios), which would allow viable extraction of ages from calcite (and other minerals with moderate U / Pb ratios), and which type of instrumentation would be appropriate for any given sample. The method described uses a new detector array, allowing for lower detection limits and thereby expanding the range of viable samples.
This paper serves as a guide to those interested in dating calcite by laser ablation. Within it...
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