K-Ar ages of meteorites: Clues to parent-body thermal histories

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-226

  Bogard, Donald D ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ar Ar ages; Impacts; Metamorphism; Meteorites; Thermal histories

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CHONDRITE; METAMORPHISM; METEORITE; PARENT BODY; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SOLAR SYSTEM; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 80053192305     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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