40Ar/39Ar thermochronology of late- and postorogenic extension in the caledonides of north-central norway

Journal of Geology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-414

  Steltenpohl, Mark G ^a   Carter, Brad T ^b,c   Andresen, Arild ^d   Zeltner, Daniel L ^e  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendix; Online only enhancements; Tables

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; COOLING; DEVONIAN; EXTENSION; PERMIAN; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; THRUST FAULT;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREENLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; VESTFJORDEN;

EID: 70249100666     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599217     Document Type: Article

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