Applications of low-temperature thermochronometry to quantification of recent exhumation in mountain belts

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2005, Pages 449-466

  Spotila, James A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28544434705     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2005.58.17     Document Type: Article

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