Brittle tectonothermal evolution in the Forsmark area, central Fennoscandian Shield, recorded by paragenesis, orientation and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of fracture minerals

Tectonophysics

Volumn 478, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 158-174

  Sandström, Björn ^a   Tullborg, Eva Lena ^b   Larson, Sven Åke ^a   Page, Laurence ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Terralogica AB   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Brittle deformation; Caledonian; Fennoscandian Shield; Fracture minerals; Sveconorwegian

Indexed keywords

40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CALEDONIAN; FENNOSCANDIAN SHIELD; SVECONORWEGIAN;

ARGON; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; CORE DRILLING; DEFORMATION; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; GALLIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IRON ORES; MINERALOGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDE MINERALS; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERALS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CHLORITE; DISSOLUTION; EPIDOTE; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; PARAGENESIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUARTZ; QUATERNARY; SVECONORWEGIAN OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

BALTIC SHIELD; EURASIA; EUROPE; FORSMARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UPPSALA [SWEDEN];

EID: 70449529321     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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