Interpreting high-pressure phengite 40Ar/39Ar laserprobe ages: An example from Saih Hatat, NE Oman

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 991-1009

  Warren, C J ^a   Sherlock, S C ^a   Kelley, S P ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Eclogite; Geochronology; High pressure metamorphism; Oman

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; ECLOGITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAIN BOUNDARY; HIGH PRESSURE; METAMORPHISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PELITE; PHENGITE; SCHIST; TERRANE; ZIRCON;

OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS; SAIH HATAT;

EID: 79955870356     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-010-0576-1     Document Type: Article

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