The age of Lathrop Wells volcanic center: An40Ar/39Ar dating investigation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B1, 1999, Pages 767-804

  Heizler, Matthew T ^a   Perry, Frank V ^b   Crowe, Bruce M ^b   Peters, Lisa ^a   Appelt, Robert ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

LATHROP WELLS; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033540334     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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