Modeling of the temperature sensitivity of the apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronometer

Chemical Geology

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 105-114

  Wolf, R A ^a   Farley, K A ^a   Kass, D M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; TEMPERATURE SENSIVITY; THERMOCHRONOMETER;

EID: 0032486126     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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