The thermal history of the lhasa block, South Tibetan Plateau based on FTD and AR-AR dating

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1-6, 1999, Pages 627-632

  Yang, T F ^a   Wang, J R ^a   Lo, C H ^a   Chung, S L ^a   Tien, R L ^a   Xu, R ^b   Deng, W ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ar ar dating; Fission track dating; Lhasa block; Thermal history; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FISSION REACTIONS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LANDFORMS; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AR-AR DATING; FISSION TRACK DATING; LHASA BLOCK; THERMAL HISTORY; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

MINERALS;

EID: 0032590650     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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