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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-33-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-4-33-2022
Research article
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17 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 17 Jan 2022

A simplified isotope dilution approach for the U–Pb dating of speleogenic and other low-232Th carbonates by multi-collector ICP-MS

Andrew J. Mason, Anton Vaks, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, John N. Hooker, and Gideon M. Henderson

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A novel technique for the uranium–lead dating of geologically young carbonates is described and tested. The technique expands our ability to date geological events such as fault movements and past climate records.
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