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Potassium–Argon Age Measurements on Two Igneous Rocks from the Ordovician System of Scotland

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    P. M. HARRIS, E. FARRAR, R. M. MACINTYRE &  DEREK YORK

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HARRIS, P., FARRAR, E., MACINTYRE, R. et al. Potassium–Argon Age Measurements on Two Igneous Rocks from the Ordovician System of Scotland. Nature 205, 352–353 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205352a0

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