The Cretaceous and younger thermal history of the KTB site (Germany): Apatite fission-track data from the Vorbohrung

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 203-209

  Coyle, D A ^a   Wagner, G A ^a   Hejl, E ^a,c   Brown, R ^b   Van Den Haute, P ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apatite; Fission track dating; KTB; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249123126     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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