Evaluation of argon ages and integrity of fluid-inclusion compositions: Stepwise noble gas heating experiments on 1.87 Ga alunite from Tapajós Province, Brazil

Chemical Geology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 127-153

  Landis, G P ^a   Snee, L W ^a   Juliani, C ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alunite; Argon ages; Brazil; Fluid inclusion compositions; Noble gases; Tapaj s

Indexed keywords

ALUNITE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; NOBLE GAS; PROTEROZOIC;

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN SHIELD; PARA [BRAZIL]; SANTAREM [PARA]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14544301447     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.036     Document Type: Article

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