Petrogenesis of Mid-Proterozoic granitic magmas: Examples from central and west Texas

Precambrian Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 53-79

  Smith, Diane R ^a   Barnes, Calvin ^b   Shannon, William ^b,c   Roback, Robert ^d,e   James, Eric ^d  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Texas at Austin ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Granite; Proterozoic; Texas

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0031421987     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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