The distribution of radiogenic heat production as a function of depth in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California

Lithos

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 229-244

  Brady, Robert J ^a   Ducea, Mihai N ^b   Kidder, Steven B ^b   Saleeby, Jason B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; Heat producing elements; Heat production; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30944455461     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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