Low-temperature anisotropic diffusion of helium in zircon: Implications for zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry>

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3119-3130

  Reich, Martin ^a,b   Ewing, Rodney C ^a   Ehlers, Todd A ^a   Becker, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; HELIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THORIUM; TRACER; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 34249672414     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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