Low-temperature Thermochronology: Techniques, Interpretations and Applications (Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry) (Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry)

Volume 58 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry presents 22 chapters covering many of the important modern aspects of thermochronology. The coverage of the chapters ranges widely, including historical perspective, analytical techniques, kinetics and calibrations, modeling approaches, and interpretational methods. In general, the chapters focus on intermediate- to low-temperature thermochronometry, though some chapters cover higher temperature methods such as monazite U/Pb closure profiles, and the same theory and approaches used in low-temperature thermochronometry are generally applicable to higher temperature systems. The widely used low- to medium-temperature thermochronometric systems are reviewed in detail in these chapters, but while there are numerous chapters reviewing various aspects of the apatite (U-Th)/He system, there is no chapter singularly devoted to it, partly because of several previous reviews recently published on this topic. Past, Present, And Future Of Thermochronology / Peter W. Reiners, Todd A. Ehlers, Peter K. Zeitler -- Fundamentals Of Fission-track Thermochronology / Takahiro Tagami, Paul B. O'sullivan -- Apatite Fission-track Analysis / Raymond A. Donelick, Paul B. O'sullivan, Richard A. Ketcham -- Zircon Fission-track Thermochronology And Applications To Fault Studies / Takahiro Tagami -- Fundamentals Of Noble Gas Thermochronometry / T. Mark Harrison, Peter K. Zeitler -- Zircon (u-th)/he Thermochronometry / Peter W. Reiners -- 4he/3he Thermochronometry: Theory, Practice, And Potential Complications / David L. Shuster, Kenneth A. Farley -- Fission-track Analysis Of Detrital Zircon / Matthias Bernet, John I. Garver -- 40ar/39ar Thermochronology Of Detrital Minerals / K.v. Hodges [and Others] -- Forward Modeling And Interpretation Of (u-th)/he Ages / Tibor J. Dunai -- Forward And Inverse Modeling Of Low-temperature Thermochronometry Data / Richard A. Ketcham -- Crustal Thermal Processes And The Interpretation Of Thermochronometer Data / Todd A. Ehlers -- Quantitative Constraints On The Rate Of Landform Evolution Derived From Low-temperature Thermochronology / Jean Braun -- Exploiting 3d Spatial Sampling In Inverse Modeling Of Thermochronological. Data / Kerry Gallagher [and Others] -- Continuous Thermal Histories From Inversion Of Closure Profiles / T. Mark Harrison [and Others] -- Application Of Low-temperature Thermochronometry To Extensional Tectonic Settings / Daniel F. Stockli -- Applications Of Low-temperature Thermochronometry To Quantification Of Recent Exhumation In Mountain Belts / James Spotila -- Application Of Thermochronology To Hydrothermal Ore Deposits / Brent I.a. Mcinnes [and Others] -- Thermochronometers In Sedimentary Basins / Phillip A. Armstrong -- Visualizing Thermotectonic And Denudation Histories Using Apatite Fission Track Thermochronology / Barry P. Kohn [and Others] -- Low-temperature Thermochronometry Of Meteorites / Kyoungwon Min -- Computational Tools For Low-temperature Thermochronometer Interpretation / Todd A. Ehlers [and Others]. Editors: Peter W. Reiners, Todd A. Ehlers Includes Bibliographical References. Frontmatter......Page 2 1 Past, Present, and Future of Thermochronology......Page 7 2 Fundamentals of Fission-Track Thermochronology......Page 25 3 Apatite Fission-Track Analysis......Page 54 4 Zircon Fission-Track Thermochronology and Applications to Fault Studies......Page 100 5 Fundamentals of Noble Gas Thermochronometry......Page 128 6 Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronometry......Page 155 7 4He/3He Thermochronometry: Theory, Practice, and Potential Complications......Page 184 8 Fission-track Analysis of Detrital Zircon......Page 207 9 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology of Detrital Minerals......Page 240 10 Forward Modeling and Interpretation of (U-Th)/He Ages......Page 259 11 Forward and Inverse Modeling of Low-Temperature Thermochronometry Data......Page 275 12 Crustal Thermal Processes and the Interpretation of Thermochronometer Data......Page 315 13 Quantitative Constraints on the Rate of Landform Evolution Derived from Low-Temperature Thermochronology......Page 351 14 Exploiting 3D Spatial Sampling in Inverse Modeling of Thermochronological Data......Page 375 15 Continuous Thermal Histories from Inversion of Closure Profi les......Page 388 16 Application of Low-Temperature Thermochronometry to Extensional Tectonic Settings......Page 409 17 Applications of Low-Temperature Thermochronometry to Quantifi cation of Recent Exhumation in Mountain Belts......Page 447 18 Application of Thermochronology to Hydrothermal Ore Deposits......Page 465 19 Thermochronometers in Sedimentary Basins......Page 497 20 Visualizing Thermotectonic and Denudation Histories Using Apatite Fission Track Thermochronology......Page 524 21 Low-Temperature Thermochronometry of Meteorites......Page 563 22 Computational Tools for Low-Temperature Thermochronometer Interpretation......Page 585 Errata Chapter 7 "4He/3He Thermochronometry: Theory, Practice, and Potential Complications"......Page 619 Errata Chapter 13 "Quantitative Constraints on the Rate of Landform Evolution Derived from Low-Temperature Thermochronology"......Page 620 Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry (RiMG) volumes contain concise advances in theoretical and/or applied mineralogy, crystallography, petrology, and geochemistry