Wetherill diagram

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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of concordia diagram, used in the context of uranium–lead dating, whose axes are the ratios ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U and ²³⁷Pb/²³⁵U.
    — The "x" and "y" axes of the Wetherill diagram are the quantities of the respective end (lead) isotopes of the actinium series and uranium series decay chains, each adjusted and expressed as a ratio to the amount remaining of the corresponding start (uranium) isotope.

词形变化

Wetherill diagrams plural Wetherill concordia diagram alternative

词源

Named after American physicist George Wetherill. From circa 1956.
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