Steady-state exhumation of the European Alps

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-38

  Bernet, Matthias ^a   Zattin, Massimiliano ^b   Garver, John I ^c   Brandon, Mark T ^a   Vance, Joseph A ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alps; Erosion; Exhumation; Fission track; Steady state

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALPS; DETRITAL ZIRCON; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SANDSTONE SAMPLES; STEADY STATE;

FISSION REACTIONS;

CENOZOIC; EROSION; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; EUROPE;

EID: 0035239061     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0035:SSEOTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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