SHRIMP U-Pb and 40Ar/ 39Ar age constraints for relating plutonism and mineralization in the Boulder batholith region, Montana

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-267

  Lund, Karen ^a   Aleinikoff, John N ^a   Kunk, Michael J ^a   Unruh, Daniel M ^a   Zeihen, Gregory D ^a   Hodges, Wendy C ^a   Du Bray, Edward A ^a   O'Neill, Michael J ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION;

FELDSPAR; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MICA; QUARTZ; ROCKS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COPPER; CRETACEOUS; MINERALIZATION; PLUTON; SHRIMP DATING; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036491224     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.2.241     Document Type: Article

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