In situ 40K-40Ca 'double-plus' SIMS dating resolves Klokken feldspar 40K-40Ar paradox

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 299, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 426-433

  Harrison, T Mark ^a   Heizler, Matthew T ^b   McKeegan, Kevin D ^a   Schmitt, Axel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali feldspar; Isochron; K Ca dating; Klokken

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; CHEMICAL EXCHANGE; GREENLAND; IN-SITU; ION MICROPROBE; ION MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; ISOCHRON; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; K-CA DATING; K-FELDSPAR; KLOKKEN; MICRO TEXTURE; NON-THERMAL PROCESS; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; RESOLVING POWER; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ALKALINITY; FELDSPAR; ION MICROSCOPES; ISOTOPES; SILICATE MINERALS;

CALCIUM;

ALKALI FELDSPAR; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALCIUM; ION MICROPROBE; POTASSIUM; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 78049261946     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.09.023     Document Type: Article

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