Discussion on the abilities of thermal indicators in reconstructing thermal history of sedimentary basin

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 386-392

  Shi, Xiao Bin ^a   Wang, Ji Yang ^a   Luo, Xiao Rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Apatite fission track; Thermal history; Thermal indicator; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

APATITE; FISSION TRACK DATING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL EVOLUTION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

EID: 0033922852     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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