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- Authors
- Patterson, C.
- Affiliations
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Patterson, Claire
- Venue
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1956-10
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 230-237
- ISSN
- 0016-7037 (ISSN-L)
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- W2047040143
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- FWCI
- 26.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Locations
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Keywords
- meteorite ages, age of the Earth, radiometric dating, Earth formation
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