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Journal of Petroleum Geology

Abstract

Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.10, No.4, pp. 365-394, 1987

©Copyright 2000 Scientific Press, Ltd.

DETERMINATION OF PALEO HEAT-FLUX FROM FISSION SCAR TRACKS IN APATITE

T. L. Huntsberger* and I. Lerche+

* Department of Computer Science

+ Department of Geology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

Abstract

Three methods are presented for determining paleo heat-flux from fission scar tracks in detrital apatite collected from wells. The annealing of the fission scar tracks is modelled using time-temperature integrals assuming first-order kinetics in agreement with the laboratory experiments over the last fifteen years.

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