Early carboniferous unroofing in western Norway: A tale of alkali feldspar thermochronology

Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 353-374

  Eide, E A ^a   Torsvik, T H ^a,b   Andersen, T B ^a,c   Arnaud, N O ^a,d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CARBONIFEROUS; UNROOFING;

NORWAY;

EID: 0033459487     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314351     Document Type: Article

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