On apatite fission track dating and the Tertiary evolution of West Greenland topography

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-271

  Redfield, T F ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ESCARPMENT; FISSION TRACK DATING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TERTIARY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 77649223950     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-036     Document Type: Article

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