Cretaceous intrusions in the Commerce Mountain and adjacent areas of southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1939-1956

  Goble, R J ^a   Treves, S B ^a   Murray, V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MONZONITE; PARTIAL MELTING; SOURCE ROCK; SYENITE; VOLCANISM;

CANADA; COMMERCE MOUNTAIN; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0033505750     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-082     Document Type: Article

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