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Potassium–Argon Ages of Some Rocks from the South Atlantic

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THE ages of micas separated from a number of rocks from the South Orkney Islands have been determined using the potassium–argon method.

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MILLER, J. Potassium–Argon Ages of Some Rocks from the South Atlantic. Nature 187, 1019–1020 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/1871019b0

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