Apatite thermochronology in modern geology

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 324, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-23

  Lisker, F ^a   Ventura, B ^a   Glasmacher, U A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BASIN ANALYSIS; DATING METHOD; DENUDATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 74949088884     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP324.1     Document Type: Article

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