The age and thermal history of Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 374-385

  Cunningham, C G ^a   Zartman, R E ^b   McKee, E H ^c   Rye, R O ^b   Naeser, C W ^a   Sanjines V O ^d   Ericksen, G E ^a   Tavera V , F ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Servicio Geologico de Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; SILVER; TERTIARY; THERMAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

BOLIVIA, CERRO RICO DE POTOSI;

EID: 0030481197     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00189185     Document Type: Article

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