Bulletin Volcanologique

, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp 477–479 | Cite as

U, Th and K in rocks from the bosumtwi crater (Ghana) and in the ivory coast tektites

  • L. Rybach
  • J. A. S. Adams
Ière Partie Communications Présentées Au Symposium Sur Les Problèmes Géochimiques Zurich, Sept. 1967
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Uranium Thorium Oxygen Isotope Ivory Coast Swiss Federal Institute 
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© Stabilimento Tipografico Francesco Giannini & Figli 1968

Authors and Affiliations

  • L. Rybach
    • 1
  • J. A. S. Adams
    • 2
  1. 1.Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyZurichSwitzerland
  2. 2.Department of GeologyRice UniversityHoustonUSA

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