Geophysical and isotopic constraints on crustal structure related to mineral trends in north-central Nevada and implications for tectonic history

Economic Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-286

  Grauch, V J S ^a   Rodriguez, Brian D ^a   Wooden, Joseph L ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONES;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION; ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0011179993     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.2.269     Document Type: Article

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