Cryptic excess argon in metamorphic biotite: Anomalously old 40Ar/39Ar plateau dates tested with Rb/Sr thermochronology and Ar diffusion modelling

2021/09/23 by E. Scibiorski, Elisabeth Scibiorski, Fred Jourdan +6 · 17 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Argon #Biotite #Chemistry #Diffusion #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Metamorphic rock #Mineralogy #Paleontology #Plateau (mathematics) #Quartz #Thermochronology #Thermodynamics #Zircon #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.gca.2021.09.017

published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 315, 1-23 (Elsevier BV)

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