Published July 7, 1975 | Version v1
Journal article

Exploitation of analytical results in potassium-argon geochronology of vulcanites

  • 1. Toulouse-3 Univ., 31 (France)

Description

Two kinds of argon exist in the potassic minerals of vulcanites: radiogenic argon and allochton argon. If the atmospheric pollution is to be neglected, it is possible to plot a monogenic isochrone by analysis of a single sample with different preheatings (various temperatures and times). This monogenic isochrone gives same results (true age, isotopic composition of allochton argon) as the corresponding polygenic isochrone obtained from many cogenetic samples

Abstract (French)

Deux sortes d'argon existent dans les mineraux potassiques des roches volcaniques: l'argon radiogenique et l'argon allochtone. Si on peut negliger la pollution atmospherique, il est possible de tracer une isochrone monogenique par analyse d'un seul echantillon avec differents prechauffages (temperatures et temps differents). Cette isochrone monogenique donne les memes resultats (age, composition isotopique de l'argon allochtone) que l'isochrone polygenique correspondante obtenue a partir de plusieurs echantillons cogenetiques

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Sur l'exploitation des resultats analytiques en geochronologie potassium-argon des roches volcaniques

Publishing Information

Journal Title
C. R., Ser. D
Journal Volume
281
Journal Issue
1
Series
C. R., Ser. D.
Journal Page Range
13-16

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
7233240
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ARGON 36; ARGON 40; ISOTOPE DATING; ISOTOPE RATIO; ROCKS
Descriptors DEC
AGE ESTIMATION; ARGON ISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; STABLE ISOTOPES