Geochronology of Neogene alkaline volcanic rocks (Miles Canyon basalt), southern Yukon territory, Canada: The relative effectiveness of laser 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar geochronology

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1495-1507

  Hart, Craig J R ^a   Villeneuve, Mike ^b  

^a Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; NEOGENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0033503740     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-049     Document Type: Article

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