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The interpretation of the isotopic ratio235U/238U in fission track dating

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  1. CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 3168, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    G. M. Laslett

  2. Department of Geology, University of Melbourne, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    A. J. W. Gleadow & I. R. Duddy

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Laslett, G.M., Gleadow, A.J.W. & Duddy, I.R. The interpretation of the isotopic ratio235U/238U in fission track dating. Mathematical Geology 15, 493–495 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01031296

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