Rb-Sr and K-Ar ages on minerals at temperatures of 300°–400° C from deep wells in the Larderello geothermal field (Italy)

1982/12/01 by A. Del Moro, M. Puxeddu, Mariano Puxeddu +3 · 129 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Basement #Biotite #Closure temperature #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geophysics #Geothermal gradient #Gneiss #Hornblende #Mantle (geology) #Metamorphic rock #Metamorphism #Mineralogy #Paleontology #Petrology #Precambrian #Quartz #Radiogenic nuclide #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00371688

published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 81(4), 340-349 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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Citations

• Stability of andalusite and the aluminum silicate phase diagram
• Closure temperature in cooling geochronological and petrological systems
• On the thermal stability of Rb-Sr and K-Ar biotite systems: Evidence from coexisting Sveconorwegian (ca 870 Ma) and Caledonian (ca 400 Ma) biotites in SW Norway

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