Timing of low-temperature mineral formation during exhumation and cooling in the Central Alps, Switzerland

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 327-328, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Weisenberger, Tobias B ^a,b   Rahn, Meinert ^a,c   van der Lelij, Roelant ^d   Spikings, Richard A ^d   Bucher, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Hauptabteilung fur die Sicherheit der Kernanlagen HSK   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Alpine fissure; Apophyllite; Fission track dating; Laumontite; Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

40AR/ 39AR DATING; ALPINE FISSURE; APOPHYLLITE; FISSION-TRACK DATING; LAUMONTITE; SWISS ALPS;

ARGON; CARBONATE MINERALS; EROSION; IRON ORES; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ;

RAILROAD TUNNELS;

ALPINE OROGENY; ARGON-ARGON DATING; COOLING; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LAUMONTITE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PETROLOGY; QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

AAR MASSIF; ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84857292136     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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