Excess argon in amphiboles linked to greenschist facies alteration in the Kamila Amphibolite Belt, Kohistan island arc system, northern Pakistan: Insights from 40Ar/39Ar step-heating and acid leaching experiments

Geological Magazine

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 595-607

  Wartho, Jo Anne ^a,b   Rex, David C ^a   Guise, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; GREENSCHIST FACIES; METAMORPHISM;

PAKISTAN, KOHISTAN;

EID: 0030480903     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800007871     Document Type: Article

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