Genesis and 40Ar/39Ar dating of K-Mn oxides from the Stavelot Massif (Ardenne, Belgium): insights into Oligocene to Pliocene weathering periods in Western Europe
Hatert, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Minéralogie et cristallochimie
Rochez, Gaëtan
Yans, Johan
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Genesis and 40Ar/39Ar dating of K-Mn oxides from the Stavelot Massif (Ardenne, Belgium): insights into Oligocene to Pliocene weathering periods in Western Europe
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