Geochronology of age-progressive volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: Implications for the plume interpretation of Yellowstone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Jordan, Brennan T ^a,c   Grunder, Anita L ^a   Duncan, Robert A ^a   Deino, Alan L ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon; Geochronology; High Lava Plains; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CENOZOIC; MANTLE PLUME; PLATE MOTION; VOLCANISM;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11844286871     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002776     Document Type: Article

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