Issue
BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull.
Volume 195, 2024
Special Issue Some applications of LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology: A tribute to Jean Louis Paquette
Article Number 7
Number of page(s) 18
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2024003
Published online 23 May 2024
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