Isotopic dating of Meso- and Neoproterozoic mafic magmatism in the southern Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana

Precambrian Research

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 269-281

  Harlan, Stephen S ^a   Premo, Wayne R ^b   Unruh, Dan ^b   Geissman, John W ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Laurentia; Mafic dikes; Paleomagnetism; Proterozoic; Rodinia; Samarium neodymium; Uranium lead

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; RUBIDIUM; SAMARIUM; STRONTIUM; URANIUM;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAURENTIA; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA;

ARCHEAN; CHRONOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERROR; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MESOPROTEROZOIC; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13444309391     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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