Crustal controls on magmatic-hydrothermal systems: A geophysical comparison of White River, Washington, with Goldfield, Nevada

Geosphere

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-107

  Blakely, Richard J ^a   John, David A ^a   Box, Stephen E ^b   Berger, Byron R ^c   Fleck, Robert J ^a   Ashley, Roger P ^a   Newport, Grant R ^d   Heinemeyer, Gary R ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascade range; Faults; Gravity anomalies; Hydrothermal; Magnetic anomalies

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GRAVITY ANOMALY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ARKANSAS; CASCADE RANGE; GOLDFIELD; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WHITE RIVER [ARKANSAS];

EID: 34247891751     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00071.1     Document Type: Article

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