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Uranium-Lead Dating, Ore Deposits

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Metamictization. Gradual to complete transformation of an originally crystalline mineral into the amorphous state by exposure of the crystal lattice to alpha particles emitted from U and Th.

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  1. Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, D-14473, Potsdam, Germany

    Rolf L. Romer

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    W. Jack Rink

  2. Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Jeroen Thompson

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Romer, R.L. (2013). Uranium-Lead Dating, Ore Deposits. In: Rink, W., Thompson, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Scientific Dating Methods. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6326-5_203-1

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