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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337897503321

Titolo

Fission-Track Thermochronology and its Application to Geology / / edited by Marco G. Malusà, Paul G. Fitzgerald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-89421-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 393 p. 127 illus., 73 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, , 2510-1307

Disciplina

551.701

Soggetti

Mineralogy

Geochemistry

Crystallography

Geology, Structural

Crystallography and Scattering Methods

Structural Geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Basic Principles -- The Geological Interpretation of the Thermochronologic Record -- Application of Fission Track Analysis to Geological Problems.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is focused on the basics of applying thermochronology to geological and tectonic problems, with the emphasis on fission-track thermochronology. It is conceived for relatively new practitioners to thermochronology, as well as scientists experienced in the various methods. The book is structured in two parts. Part I is devoted to the fundamentals of the fission-track method, to its integration with other geochronologic methods, and to the basic principles of statistics for fission-track dating and sedimentology applied to detrital thermochronology. Part I also includes the historical development of the technique and thoughts on future directions. Part II is devoted to the geological interpretation of the thermochronologic record. The thermal frame of reference and the different approaches for the interpretation of fission-track data within a geological framework of



both basement and detrital studies are discussed in detail. Separate chapters demonstrate the application of fission-track thermochronology from various perspectives (e.g., tectonics, petrology, stratigraphy, hydrocarbon exploration, geomorphology), with other chapters on the application to basement rocks in orogens, passive continental margins and cratonic interiors, as well as various applications of detrital thermochronology.