Mesoproterozoic metamorphism and 40Ar/39Ar thermal history of the 1.4 Ga Priest pluton, Manzano Mountains, New Mexico

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 583-598

  Thompson, Amy G ^a,b   Grambling, Jeffrey A ^a   Karlstrom, Karl E ^a   Dallmeyer, R D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC;

USA, NEW MEXICO, MANZANO MOUNTAINS, PRIEST PLUTON;

EID: 0030437811     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629853     Document Type: Article

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