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40Ar/39Ar isotopic data from Northwestern Tip of the Arabian-Nubian Shield, Jordan

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 05:57 AM | Dataset Last Updated: July 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This data release includes 40Ar/39Ar collected at the U.S. Geological Survey for samples from the northwestern tip of the Arabian-Nubian Shield in Jordan. Rock samples were collected by Hind Ghanem from the University of Jordan. Microcores composed of intergrown sericite and albite and an amphibole mineral separate were analyzed by 40Ar/39Ar geochronology at the U.S. Geological Survey Bascom Argon Dating (BARD) Laboratory in Reston, Virginia.

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