An evaluation of low-temperature apatite U-Th/He thermochronometry

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 5371-5377

  Warnock, A C ^a   Zeitler, P K ^a   Wolf, R A ^b   Bergman, S C ^c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; THERMOCHRONOMETRY; URANIUM/THORIUM/HELIUM DATING;

EID: 0031430289     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00302-5     Document Type: Article

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