Zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry in the KTB drill hole, Germany, and its implications for bulk He diffusion kinetics in zircon

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-82

  Wolfe, Melissa R ^a   Stockli, Daniel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

(U Th) He thermochronology; Diffusion; Empirical calibration; KTB drill hole; Zircon

Indexed keywords

(U-TH)/HE THERMOCHRONOLOGY; DRILL HOLE; EMPIRICAL CALIBRATION; KTB DRILL HOLE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALIBRATION; EXPERIMENTS; HELIUM; LABORATORIES; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; ROCK DRILLS; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

DIFFUSION;

AGE DETERMINATION; CALIBRATION; CLOSURE TEMPERATURE; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HELIUM; KTB BOREHOLE; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; ZIRCON;

EID: 77953023222     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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