The nature and origin of the barrovian metamorphism, Scotland: 40Ar/ 39ar apparent age patterns and the duration of metamorphism in the biotite zone

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-146

  Viete, Daniel R ^a   Forster, Marnie A ^a   Lister, Gordon S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; FORWARD MODELLING; GRAIN SIZE; HEAT SOURCES; HOT FLUIDS; LENGTH SCALE; METAMORPHIC GRADE; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; SCOTLAND; SHEAR HEATING; SHORT TIME SCALE; THERMAL HISTORY; WHITE MICA;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEATING; SILICATE MINERALS;

MICA;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BIOTITE; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FORWARD MODELING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROGRADE METAMORPHISM; RECRYSTALLIZATION; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860389085     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-164     Document Type: Article

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