closure temperature

Etymology
Coined 1973 by Martin H. Dodson.

Noun

 * 1)  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).
 * 2) * 2020, Barbara A. Romanowicz, Seismic Tomography of the Earth's Mantle, David Alderton, Scott A. Elias (editors-in-chief), Encyclopedia of Geology, Volume 1, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, page 606,
 * As the closure temperature varies for every mineral and isotopic system, a system can be closed for one mineral at some temperature but open for another.
 * 1) * 2020, Barbara A. Romanowicz, Seismic Tomography of the Earth's Mantle, David Alderton, Scott A. Elias (editors-in-chief), Encyclopedia of Geology, Volume 1, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, page 606,
 * As the closure temperature varies for every mineral and isotopic system, a system can be closed for one mineral at some temperature but open for another.
 * As the closure temperature varies for every mineral and isotopic system, a system can be closed for one mineral at some temperature but open for another.

Translations

 * French: température de fermeture, température de blocage
 * German: Schließungstemperatur
 * Hungarian: záródási hőmérséklet
 * Italian: