Fission track tectonics: The tectonic interpretation of fission track apatite ages |
| |
| Authors: | GA Wagner |
| |
| Institution: | Department of Geology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA; Department of Geology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA |
| |
| Abstract: | Absolute uplift rates, regional uplift patterns, and time limits for uplift and fault movements can be studied with fission tracks in apatite. This is demonstrated for about 50 apatites from the Swiss and Italian Alps. Due to the relatively low thermal stability of tracks in apatite, the fission track ages of apatites from this area define the time when these rocks cooled down to temperatures to 125 ± 20°C. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
