40Ar/39Ar geochronology and paleomagnetism of Independence volcano, Absaroka volcanic supergroup, Beartooth mountains, Montana

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1648-1654

  Harlan, Stephen S ^a   Snee, Lawrence W ^a   Geissman, John W ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; EOCENE; MAGMATISM; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

USA, MONTANA, BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030437489     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-125     Document Type: Article

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