U-Th-He dating of apatite: A potential thermochronometer

1987/10/01 by Peter K. Zeitler, P.K. Zeitler, Andrew L. Herczeg +4 · 9 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Activation energy #Apatite #Chemistry #Closure temperature #Diffusion #Fission track dating #Fluorapatite #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Mantle (geology) #Mineralogy #Physical chemistry #Radiogenic nuclide #Thermodynamics #Zircon #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/0016-7037(87)90164-5

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Citations

• Closure temperature in cooling geochronological and petrological systems

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