Problems with argon: K-Ar ages in Gulf Coast shales

Chemical Geology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-283

  Wilkinson, Mark ^a   Haszeldine, R Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argon; Diagenesis; Gulf coast; Modelling; Shale

Indexed keywords

OVERPRINTING; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037202631     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00145-6     Document Type: Article

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