The effects of retrograde reactions and of diffusion on 40Ar-39Ar ages of micas

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 691-716

  Allaz, J ^a   Engi, M ^a   Berger, A ^a,b   Villa, I M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Central alps; Closure temperatures; Metamorphic reactions; Metapelite; Retrogression

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CLOSURE TEMPERATURE; DECOMPRESSION; DEGASSING; DIFFUSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAPELITE; MICA; PARAGONITE; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; LEPONTINE ALPS;

MICAS;

EID: 79953762551     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq100     Document Type: Article

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