Closure temperature in cooling geochronological and petrological systems

1973/01/01 by Martin H. Dodson, M. H. DODSON · 2,513 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Activation energy #Chemistry #Closure (psychology) #Closure temperature #Constant (computer programming) #Diffusion #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Metamorphism #Mineralogy #Petrology #Physical chemistry #Physics #Thermodynamics #Volume (thermodynamics) #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00373790

published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 40(3), 259-274 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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