Extension of Laramide magmatism in southwestern North America into Trans-Pecos Texas

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 447-450

  Gilmer, A K ^a   Kyle, J R ^a   Connelly, J N ^a   Mathur, R D ^b   Henry, C D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Laramide; Magmatism; Porphyry; Texas; Trans Pecos

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM;

COPPER DEPOSITS; DEFORMATION; MOLYBDENUM; QUARTZ;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

COPPER; LARAMIDE OROGENY; MAGMATISM; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; SUBDUCTION; TERTIARY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038321347     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0447:EOLMIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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