Age constraints on faulting and fault reactivation: A multi-chronological approach

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1187-1197

  Siebel, Wolfgang ^a   Hann, Horst P ^a   Danišík, Martin ^a,b   Shang, Cosmas K ^a   Berthold, Christoph ^a   Rohrmüller, Johann ^c   Wemmer, Klaus ^d   Evans, Noreen J ^b,e  

^a Institut für Geowissenschaften   (Germany)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

(U Th) He thermochronology; Apatite fission track; Argillic alteration; Fault zone; K Ar illite

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; APATITE; CRETACEOUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ILLITE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 77955773659     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0474-9     Document Type: Article

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