Ar-Ar dating of authigenic K-feldspar: Quantitative modelling of radiogenic argon-loss through subgrain boundary networks

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2695-2710

  Mark, D F ^a,b   Kelley, S P ^c   Lee, M R ^d   Parnell, J ^a   Sherlock, S C ^c   Brown, D J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FELDSPAR; FLUID INCLUSION; ORDOVICIAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SANDSTONE; SILURIAN;

EID: 44149090003     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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