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14. Thermochronology on Sand and Sandstones for Stratigraphic and Provenance Studies

Author : Andrew Carter

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Abstract

Clastic detritus preserved within a sedimentary basin represents a natural reservoir of geological information that can be used to constrain sediment deposition age and develop a picture of the sediment routing system and source terrain(s) in terms of location, age, composition and tectonic and climate stability. This chapter charts the development and applications of fission-track (FT) analysis to solve stratigraphic and provenance problems. Many of the interpretative tools and strategies developed for FT data are also applicable to detrital (U–Th)/He and other geochronological data. Provenance interpretations based on double and triple-dating strategies may be further improved by combining with mineral trace element data.

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Title: Thermochronology on Sand and Sandstones for Stratigraphic and Provenance Studies
Author: Andrew Carter
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Fission-Track Thermochronology and its Application to Geology
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-89419-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-89421-8

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89421-8_14