K-Ar illite age constraints on the Proterozoic formation and reactivation history of a brittle fault in Fennoscandia

G. Viola, Horst Zwingmann, J. Mattila, A. Käpyaho

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    Abstract

    K-Ar ages of authigenic illite from two drill-core gouge samples of a fault in the Palaeoproterozoic basement of Finland record two distinct faulting events. The older sample yields apparent ages from 1240 ± 26 to 1006 ± 21 Ma for four grain size fractions between 6 and
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)236-244
    JournalTerra Nova
    Volume25
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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