P-T-t modelling, fluid circulation, and 39Ar-40Ar and Rb-Sr mica ages in the Aar Massif shear zones (Swiss Alps)

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-288

  Challandes, Nathalie ^a   Marquer, Didier ^b   Villa, Igor M ^c,d  

^a CH 2000   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c Institut f Geologie   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

39Ar 40Ar and Rb Sr ages; Aar massif; Central Alps; Fluid circulation; Granite; Shearzone

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; CLOSURE TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FLUID INCLUSION; MICA; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-T-T PATH; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOTITE; DATING METHOD; GRANODIORITE; HYDRATION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; ROCK MECHANICS;

AAR MASSIF; ALPS; BERN [SWITZERLAND]; BERNESE ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRIMSEL; SWITZERLAND;

MICAS;

EID: 54049089177     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-008-1260-6     Document Type: Article

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