A crystal-chemical basis for Pb retention and fission-track annealing systematics in U-bearing minerals, with implications for geochronology

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 277-290

  Dahl, Peter S ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fission tracks; Geochronology; Kinetics; Metamorphic rocks; Phosphates; Plutonic rocks; Recrystallization; Silicates; U Pb

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; FISSION TRACK ANNEALING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD RETENTION; URANIUM BEARING MINERAL;

EID: 0031426515     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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