Diffusion of helium in zircon and apatite

Chemical Geology

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 155-166

  Cherniak, D J ^a   Watson, E B ^a   Thomas, J B ^a  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Apatite; Diffusion; Helium; Nuclear reaction analysis; Thermochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APATITE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; HELIUM; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; ZIRCON;

EID: 70349383203     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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