Paleomagnetism and geochronology of an Early Proterozoic quartz diorite in the southern Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA

Tectonophysics

Volumn 362, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 105-122

  Harlan, Stephen S ^a   Geisman, John W ^b   Premo, Wayne R ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diorite; Geochronology; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

DIORITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC ROTATION; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

UNITED STATES; WIND RIVER RANGE; WYOMING;

EID: 0037421720     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(02)00633-9     Document Type: Article

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