Thermochronology of the South Cyclades Shear Zone, Ios, Greece: Effects of ductile shear in the argon partial retention zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 7315-7336

  Baldwin, Suzanne L ^a   Lister, Gordon S ^b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON/ARGON DATING; METAMORPHISM; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

CYCLADES; GREECE; IOS;

EID: 0032502493     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03106     Document Type: Article

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