Timing of magmatism following initial convergence at a passive margin, southwestern U.S. Cordillera, and ages of lower crustal magma sources

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-245

  Barth, Andrew P ^a   Wooden, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; PASSIVE MARGIN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645009459     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499573     Document Type: Article

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