Evaluating igneous activity at Yucca Mountain

Eos

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 29-30

  Hinze, W J ^a   Marsh, B D ^b   Weiner, R F ^c   Coleman, N M ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PETROLOGY;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 39849107909     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008EO040001     Document Type: Article

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