Effects of fluid flow, cooling and deformation as recorded by 40 Ar/ 39 Ar, Rb–Sr and zircon fission track ages in very low- to low-grade metamorphic rocks in Avalonian SE Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)

• Published in: Geological Magazine
• Main Authors: WILLNER, ARNE P., BARR, SANDRA M., GLODNY, JOHANNES, MASSONNE, HANS-JOACHIM, SUDO, MASAFUMI, THOMSON, STUART N., VAN STAAL, CEES R., WHITE, CHRIS E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
• Subjects: Breton Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756814000508; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756814000508

Abstract 40 Ar/ 39 Ar in situ UV laser ablation of white mica, Rb–Sr mineral isochrons and zircon fission track dating were applied to determine ages of very low- to low-grade metamorphic processes at 3.5±0.4 kbar, 280±30°C in the Avalonian Mira terrane of SE Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia). The Mi...