Chapter 35 Heavy Minerals in the Swiss Molasse Basin: Occurrence, Frequency, Chemistry and Thermochronology

Developments in Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2007, Pages 887-905

  Eynatten, Hilmar von ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Central Alps; heavy minerals; mineral chemistry; Swiss Molasse Basin; zircon fission track dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349088725     PISSN: 00704571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-4571(07)58035-0     Document Type: Review

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