The use of apatite fission track thermochronology to constrain fault movements and sedimentary basin evolution in northeastern Brazil

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 627-633

  Da Nobrega M A ^a   Sa J M ^a   Bezerra, F H R ^a   Hadler Neto, J C ^b   Iunes, P J ^b   Guedes, S ^b   Tello Saenz, C A ^b   Hackspacher, P C ^c   Lima Filho, F P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fission track; Geological fault; Sedimentary basin; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING TANKS;

FISSION TRACK; GEOLOGICAL FAULT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

FISSION REACTIONS;

EID: 18544365199     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2004.12.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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