40Ar/39Ar evidence for 1.4 Ga regional metamorphism in New Mexico: Implications for thermal evolution of lithosphere in the southwestern USA

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-223

  Karlstrom, K E ^a   Dallmeyer, R D ^a,b   Grambling, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; LITHOSPHERE; METAMORPHISM; P/T CONDITIONS; PROTEROZOIC; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

USA, NEW MEXICO;

EID: 0030863254     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515912     Document Type: Article

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