The Cretaceous and younger thermal history of the KTB site (Germany): Apatite fission-track data from the Vorbohrung

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 203-209

  Coyle, D A ^a   Wagner, G A ^a   Hejl, E ^a,c   Brown, R ^b   Van Den Haute, P ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apatite; Fission track dating; KTB; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FISSION TRACK DATING; KTB BOREHOLE; PARTIAL ANNEALING ZONE; THERMAL HISTORY;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KTB SITE;

EID: 0030854364     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050132     Document Type: Article

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