Geology and geochronology of the Spirit Mountain batholith, southern Nevada: Implications for timescales and physical processes of batholith construction

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 239-262

  Walker Jr , B A ^a   Miller, C F ^a   Lowery Claiborne, L ^a   Wooden, J L ^b   Miller, J S ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

batholith construction; Colorado River Extensional Corridor; granite; magma chamber; zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANITE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LANDFORMS; SOLIDIFICATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

BATHOLITH CONSTRUCTION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MOUNTAIN; ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BATHOLITH; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHAMBER; ZIRCON;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35449000929     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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