Knowledge of the kinetic behavior of He in apatite and other U- and Th-bearing minerals comes lar... more Knowledge of the kinetic behavior of He in apatite and other U- and Th-bearing minerals comes largely from detailed step-heating experiments, yet such experiments are time consuming and are rarely performed during routine thermochronological studies using the U-Th/He method. We propose a new analytical method for measuring both the bulk 4He abundance and the kinetics of He release in apatite. Using this method He is extracted from samples by continuous heating using a ramped temperature schedule under static vacuum conditions, and the evolved He is measured periodically as it accumulates in the extraction system. Continuous ramped heating (CRH) experiments can be conducted using instrumentation available in most noble-gas thermochronology labs but require particular attention to temperature control, measurement linearity and dynamic range, and suppression of active gases co-evolved with He. CRH experiments require little more time than conventional single-step heating measurements but yield a detailed record of He release not provided by conventional methods. Kinetic parameters for He diffusion in Durango apatite derived from continuous heating data agree well with those obtained from published step-heating studies. The continuous record of He release obtained from CRH experiments also provides important information about the siting of He and the presence of multiple He components in apatite, some of which may be responsible for anomalous U-Th/He ages and high age dispersion. As such the CRH method shows promise as a useful sample screening tool for apatite U-Th/He thermochronology.
McDougall distinguished himself as a leader in developing potassium-argon geochronology and its a... more McDougall distinguished himself as a leader in developing potassium-argon geochronology and its application to many Earth science issues, including the geomagnetic polarity timescale.
Thermo2016: The 15th International Conference on Thermochronology; Maresias, Brazil, 18–23 Septem... more Thermo2016: The 15th International Conference on Thermochronology; Maresias, Brazil, 18–23 September 2016
As a contribution to the effort to obtain a precise age for the Manson Impact Structure, we are a... more As a contribution to the effort to obtain a precise age for the Manson Impact Structure, we are approaching the problem from a thermo chronological perspective, with the goal of extracting an age from Ar-40/Ar-39 age-spectrum analysis of partially overprinted K-feldspars taken from granitoid clasts. We find that shocked feldspars from Manson generally show a strong overprint in their age
Knowledge of the kinetic behavior of He in apatite and other U- and Th-bearing minerals comes lar... more Knowledge of the kinetic behavior of He in apatite and other U- and Th-bearing minerals comes largely from detailed step-heating experiments, yet such experiments are time consuming and are rarely performed during routine thermochronological studies using the U-Th/He method. We propose a new analytical method for measuring both the bulk 4He abundance and the kinetics of He release in apatite. Using this method He is extracted from samples by continuous heating using a ramped temperature schedule under static vacuum conditions, and the evolved He is measured periodically as it accumulates in the extraction system. Continuous ramped heating (CRH) experiments can be conducted using instrumentation available in most noble-gas thermochronology labs but require particular attention to temperature control, measurement linearity and dynamic range, and suppression of active gases co-evolved with He. CRH experiments require little more time than conventional single-step heating measurements but yield a detailed record of He release not provided by conventional methods. Kinetic parameters for He diffusion in Durango apatite derived from continuous heating data agree well with those obtained from published step-heating studies. The continuous record of He release obtained from CRH experiments also provides important information about the siting of He and the presence of multiple He components in apatite, some of which may be responsible for anomalous U-Th/He ages and high age dispersion. As such the CRH method shows promise as a useful sample screening tool for apatite U-Th/He thermochronology.
McDougall distinguished himself as a leader in developing potassium-argon geochronology and its a... more McDougall distinguished himself as a leader in developing potassium-argon geochronology and its application to many Earth science issues, including the geomagnetic polarity timescale.
Thermo2016: The 15th International Conference on Thermochronology; Maresias, Brazil, 18–23 Septem... more Thermo2016: The 15th International Conference on Thermochronology; Maresias, Brazil, 18–23 September 2016
As a contribution to the effort to obtain a precise age for the Manson Impact Structure, we are a... more As a contribution to the effort to obtain a precise age for the Manson Impact Structure, we are approaching the problem from a thermo chronological perspective, with the goal of extracting an age from Ar-40/Ar-39 age-spectrum analysis of partially overprinted K-feldspars taken from granitoid clasts. We find that shocked feldspars from Manson generally show a strong overprint in their age
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