Precise 40Ar/39Ar age for the initiation of palaeogene volcanism in the Inner Hebrides and its regional significance

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 815-818

  Pearson, D G ^a   Emeleus, C H ^a   Kelley, S P ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Absolute age; Flood basalts; Hebrides; Sanidine

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; BASALT; PALAEOCENE; SANIDINE; VOLCANISM;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND, MUCK;

EID: 0030437158     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.6.0815     Document Type: Article

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