Determination of crustal fluid residence times using nucleogenic 39Ar

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-26

  Yokochi, Reika ^a,b   Sturchio, Neil C ^b   Purtschert, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; CRUST; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HALF LIFE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RESIDENCE TIME; ROCK; TRACER;

EID: 84861215518     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.04.034     Document Type: Article

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