Understanding K-feldspar <sup>40</sup>Ar/<sup>39</sup>Ar data: reconciling models, methods and microtextures McLarenSandra DunlapW.James PowellRoger 2016 <p>Several descriptions of argon diffusion in K-feldspar have been developed, including the quantitative multiple-diffusion-domain (MDD) and multipath models and the qualitative ‘recrystallization’ model. These models remain contentious and the natural range in behaviour remains poorly understood. Feldspars from the Klokken syenite intrusion show a systematic relationship between <sup>40</sup>Ar/<sup>39</sup>Ar age and microtexture suggesting that the loss of argon from different feldspars operates via different mechanisms such that the existing models represent only end-member scenarios. The MDD model can yield reliable thermal history information only for feldspars with pristine microtexture, with this model best viewed as a cipher for the real (but unknown) domain structure in such samples. </p>