closure temperature
nounEtymology
Coined 1973 by Martin H. Dodson.
Definitions
The temperature, of a mineral, etc., below which there is no significant diffusion of…
The temperature, of a mineral, etc., below which there is no significant diffusion of isotopes into the external environment; the temperature of said mineral at the time it was formed (as calculated by radiometric dating).
- The relationship between the closure temperature of a mineral and its cooling history can be put onto a more rigorous footing by the use of some thermodynamics.
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