Temporal constraints on the eastward migration of the Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary magmatic arc of NW Mexico based on new 40Ar/39Ar hornblende geochronology of granitic rocks

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 22-38

  Valencia Moreno, Martín ^a   Iriondo, Alexander ^b,c   González León, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Arc migration; Granitic rocks; Laramide; NW Mexico

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; HORNBLENDE; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; PLUTON;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA;

EID: 33751435400     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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