The relation between grain size and 40Ar/39Ar date for Alpine white mica from the Siviez-Mischabel Nappe, Switzerland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1937-1955

  Markley, Michelle J ^a   Teyssier, Christian ^b   Cosca, Mike ^c  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dates; Alpine white mica; Effective diffusion dimension; Grain size; Quartz deformation mechanisms; Siviez Mischabel Nappe

Indexed keywords

RECRYSTALLIZATION;

DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICA; QUARTZ; TEXTURES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; TECTONIC SETTING; ZONING;

EID: 0036389949     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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