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Potassium–Argon and Rubidium–Strontium Ages of some Granites from Britain and Eire

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  1. Geochemical Laboratory, Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York

    J. L. KULP,  L. E. LONG & C. E. GIFFIN

  2. Department of Geology, University Museum, Oxford

    A. A. MILLS,  R. StJ. LAMBERT &  B. J. GILETTI

  3. Analytical Chemistry Branch, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berkshire, England

    R. K. WEBSTER

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KULP, J., LONG, L., GIFFIN, C. et al. Potassium–Argon and Rubidium–Strontium Ages of some Granites from Britain and Eire. Nature 185, 495–497 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185495a0

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