Steps toward dating early diagenetic K-feldspar by the 40Ar-39Ar method

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-267

  Harlavan, Y ^a   Sandler, A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ar Ar spectra; Early diagenesis; Sedimentary K feldspar

Indexed keywords

AR METHOD; AR-AR SPECTRA; AUTHIGENIC; DIAGENETIC EVENTS; DIAGENETICS; EARLY DIAGENESIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; K-FELDSPAR; LOW TEMPERATURES; SEDIMENTARY K-FELDSPAR; SMALL CRYSTALS; STRATIGRAPHIC AGE; STRONG ACIDS; TURONIAN;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; FELDSPAR; HEATING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SILICATE MINERALS;

ALBIAN; ARGON-ARGON DATING; DATING METHOD; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FELDSPAR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; POTASSIUM; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TURONIAN;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77955768369     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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