Neogene exhumation history of the Mont Blanc massif, Western Alps

The contribution of climate and tectonics to the Neogene exhumation history of the European Alps is studied in the Mont Blanc (MB) massif using low-temperature thermochronology. Apatite fission track and (U-Th-[Sm])/He data suggest that the MB massif was exhumed episodically: Rapid exhumation (2.5 ±...

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Main Authors: Glotzbach, C., Reinecker, J., Danišík, Martin, Rahn, M., Frisch, W., Spiegel, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4653