Apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology

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Method synopsis

Low-temperature thermochronological method measuring helium accumulation in apatite grains to determine cooling ages and thermal histories. Involves helium extraction, parent isotope measurement, and alpha ejection correction.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 4 papers using this protocol.

Typical Equipment

ASI Alphachron He extraction line
Balzers PrismaPlus QMG 220 quadrupole mass spectrometer
Thermo Element 2 magnetic sector ICP-MS

Output Measurements

cooling ages
effective uranium concentration
thermal history

Papers Using This Protocol (4)

student_paper

Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology to Determine Exhumation Rates and the Topographical History of the Elk Mountains Ph.D

2020using

student_paper

The Thermal History of Mount Lamborn in Colorado’s West Elk Mountains using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology

2020using

student_paper

Constraining the Timing of River Incision in the Upper Colorado Drainage Basin Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology in the Elk Mountains, Western Colorado

2017using

student_paper

Examining Spatial Patterns of Exhumation in Colorado’s Elk Mountains During the Late Miocene Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology

2017using

Species Studied With This Protocol

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae1 paper

Places Where Used

Apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronology

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Method synopsis

Typical Equipment

Output Measurements

Papers Using This Protocol (4)

Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology to Determine Exhumation Rates and the Topographical History of the Elk Mountains Ph.D

The Thermal History of Mount Lamborn in Colorado’s West Elk Mountains using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology

Constraining the Timing of River Incision in the Upper Colorado Drainage Basin Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology in the Elk Mountains, Western Colorado

Examining Spatial Patterns of Exhumation in Colorado’s Elk Mountains During the Late Miocene Using Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology

Species Studied With This Protocol

Engelmann Spruce

Places Where Used

West Elk Mountains

Colorado

Gothic

Colorado River

Gunnison National Forest

Copper Creek

Rocky Mountains

Gothic Mountain

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Snodgrass Mountain