Thermochronology of the west Sudetes (Bohemian Massif): Rapid and repeated eduction in the eastern Variscides, Poland and Czech Republic

American Journal of Science

Volumn 306, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 846-873

  Schneider, D A ^a   Zahniser, S J ^a   Glascock, J M ^a   Gordon, S M ^b   Manecki, M ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; ECLOGITE; GRANULITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; SUDETES;

EID: 34047187973     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/10.2006.03     Document Type: Article

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