Diffusion closure temperature and age of a mineral with arbitrary extent of diffusion: Theoretical formulation and applications

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 131-140

  Ganguly, Jibamitra ^a   Tirone, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Crystal chemistry; Crystal zoning; Diffusion; Garnet group; Geologic thermometry; P T t paths

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE TEMPERATURE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; GARNET; GEOTHERMOMETRY; MINERAL ZONING;

EID: 0033618027     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00089-8     Document Type: Article

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