K-Ar DATING OF SELECTED IGNEOUS SAMPLES FROM THE SIBOLGA BASIN, MEULABOH AND SIMEULUE ISLAND, WESTERN SUMATRA

Helen J. Kallagher

doi:10.29017/SCOG.13.1.1131

Authors

Helen J. Kallagher Research and Development Centre for Oil and Gas Technology "LEMIGAS"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29017/SCOG.13.1.1131

Keywords:

Igneous, Sumatranforearc, Sibolga Basin

Abstract

As part of a general study of the sedimentation, structure and tectonic evolution of the northern part of the Sumatranforearc basin samples of igneous rock were collected for K-Ar dating from the eastern margin of the Sibolga Basin, and from the outer arc island of Simeulue.

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