Alkaline intrusions in a near-trench setting, Franciscan Complex, California: Constraints from geochemistry, petrology, and 40Ar/39Ar chronology

American Journal of Science

Volumn 301, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 877-911

  Mertz, Dieter F ^a   Weinrich, Andreas J ^a   Sharp, Warren D ^b   Renne, Paul R ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARGON-ARGON DATING; GABBRO; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PETROLOGY; SILL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035565273     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.301.10.877     Document Type: Article

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