Potassium–Argon Ages of Some Rocks from Viti Levu, Fiji (original) (raw)

• Letter
• Published: 18 May 1963

Nature volume 198, page 677 (1963)Cite this article

• 242 Accesses
• 22 Citations
• Metrics details

Abstract

SEVERAL potassium–argon age determinations have been made on rocks from western Viti Levu, Fiji. The results are given in Table 1. The age measurements are thought to be accurate to better than ± 3 per cent.

Similar content being viewed by others

Article PDF

References

1. Bartholomew, R. W., Geol. Survey Fiji, Bull. 7 (1960).
2. Kulp, J. L., Science, 133, 1105 (1961).
   Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
3. Evernden, J. F., and Curtis, G. H., Proc. INQUA Cong. Warsaw, 1961 (in the press).
4. Houtz, R. E. (personal communication).
5. Coles, W. S., U.S. Geol. Soc. Prof. Paper, 374_A_ (1961).
6. Bartholomew, R. W., Geol. Surv. Fiji, Bull. 2 (1959).
7. Banner, F. T., and Blow, W. H., Palæontology, 2, 1 (1959).
   Google Scholar
8. Lloyd, A. R. (personal communication).
9. Banner, F. T., and Blow, W. H., Contrib. Cushman Found., 2, 1 (1960).
   Google Scholar
10. Knopf, A., Geol. Soc. Amer. Spec. Paper 62, 685 (1955).

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

1. Department of Geophysics, Australian National University, Canberra
   IAN McDOUGALL

Authors

1. IAN McDOUGALL
   You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

McDOUGALL, I. Potassium–Argon Ages of Some Rocks from Viti Levu, Fiji.Nature 198, 677 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198677a0

Download citation

• Issue Date: 18 May 1963
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/198677a0

This article is cited by