Two distinct Miocene age ranges of basaltic rocks from the Rhön and Heldburg areas (Germany) based on 40Ar/39Ar step heating data

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-150

  Abratis, Michael ^a   Mädler, Jonas ^b   Hautmann, Siegfried ^c   Leyk, Hans Jörg ^c   Meyer, Romain ^d   Lippolt, Hans Joachim ^c   Viereck Götte, Lothar ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Thüringer Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Alkaline and tholeiitic basalts; Central European Volcanic Province; Heldburg; Incremental degassing technique; Miocene; Rh n

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASANITE; DEGASSING; HEATING; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MIOCENE; NEPHELINITE; PLAGIOCLASE; THOLEIITIC BASALT; VOLCANISM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; THURINGIA;

EID: 34548441625     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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