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Systematics in the fission track annealing of minerals

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A linear relationship exists between annealing temperatures and activation energies of fission tracks for different minerals. The temperature and activation energy needed to erase 50% of the tracks in minerals depend on the lattice energy per mole. These relationships make possible predictions about the stability of tracks in silicates, provided their chemical composition is known or a few isochronal annealing data are available.

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Haack, U. Systematics in the fission track annealing of minerals. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 35, 303–312 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00371312

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