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MÜGGE1 recorded the α-particle emission of zircons by sprinkling them on a photographic plate and, more recently, Tyler and Marais2 have used a similar technique for determining the relative radioactivities of mineral grains. In both experiments, the mineral grains were mounted on the surface of the photographic emulsion.
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FORD, I., OLLIER, C. Radioactivity of Zircons. Nature 176, 834 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176834a0
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