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Uplift history of the West Kopet Dagh mountains, NE Iran, inferred from low-temperature geochronology
The Kopet Dagh in NE Iran formed by the tectonic inversion of a Meso- to Cenozoic extensional basin. The timing of uplift is still not well constrained in this region. Apatite and Zircon fission track and U-Th/He dating will be applied to investigate the tectonic history of northeastern Iran.
Keywords: Apatite
Zircon
Low-temperature geochronology
Fission track
U-Th/He dating
Similar to the proposed thesis for provenance analysis in the same region, this work includes laboratory work and learning the techniques for separating minerals with different densities and magnetic properties. The work is quite rewarding as the results help to interpret the large-scale tectonic evolution of a mountain belt where little data exists.
Similar to the proposed thesis for provenance analysis in the same region, this work includes laboratory work and learning the techniques for separating minerals with different densities and magnetic properties. The work is quite rewarding as the results help to interpret the large-scale tectonic evolution of a mountain belt where little data exists.
The aim is to successfully separate apatites and zircons from sandstone samples and get fission track as well as U/Th-He ages. These data is then used to constrain an uplift history for the Kopet Dagh mountains. Students learn how to treat samples accordingly and learn how to integrate resulting ages into a model to recunstruct the tectonic history.
The aim is to successfully separate apatites and zircons from sandstone samples and get fission track as well as U/Th-He ages. These data is then used to constrain an uplift history for the Kopet Dagh mountains. Students learn how to treat samples accordingly and learn how to integrate resulting ages into a model to recunstruct the tectonic history.