Yellowstone in Yukon: The Late Cretaceous Carmacks Group

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 997-1000

  Johnston, Stephen T ^a,e   Wynne, P Jane ^b   Francis, Don ^c   Hart, Craig J R ^a   Enkin, Randolph J ^b   Engebretson, David C ^d  

^a Canada/Yukon Geoscience Office   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GOLD DEPOSITS; MAGNESIA; RARE EARTHS; VOLCANOES;

GOLD MINERALIZATION; HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC SUCCESSIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT; FLOOD BASALT; LATE CRETACEOUS; TECTONIC SETTINGS; YELLOWSTONES;

VOLCANOES; BASALT;

BATHOLITH; CRETACEOUS; DISPLACEMENT; GOLD; HOT SPOT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LAVA; MINERALIZATION; SHOSHONITE; MANTLE PLUME; VOLCANISM;

CANADA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE CALDERA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0030440430     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0997:YIYTLC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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