A field-based estimate of the zircon fission-track closure temperature

Chemical Geology

Volumn 259, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 181-189

  Bernet, Matthias ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Closure temperature; Fission track; Gold Butte; Partial retention zone; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CLOSURE TEMPERATURE; COOLING; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; GOLD; JURASSIC; MIOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTIAL MELTING; RETENTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; ZIRCON;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59249094360     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.10.043     Document Type: Article

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