closure temperature
closure temperature · closure temperatures
Schließungstemperatur
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).
Meaning
1 sensesThe 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).
Schließungstemperatur
Translations
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By meaning 1
temperature below which no significant diffusion occurs:
Origin
Coined 1973 by Martin H. Dodson.Coined 1973 by Martin H. Dodson.
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Forms
plural: closure temperatures| Singular | closure temperature |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsblocking temperature