Age and petrogenesis of volcanic and intrusive rocks in the Sulphur Spring Range, central Nevada: Comparisons with ore-associated Eocene magma systems in the Great Basin

Geosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 496-519

  Ryskamp, Elizabeth B ^a   Abbott, Jeffrey T ^b   Christiansen, Eric H ^a   Keith, Jeffrey D ^a   Vervoort, Jeffrey D ^c   Tingey, David G ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b Golden Gryphon Explorations   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carlin type; Economic geology; Eocene; Igneous rock; Porphyry copper

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANDESITE; BASALT; CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EOCENE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IGNIMBRITE; LAVA DOME; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; PETROGENESIS; PORPHYRY; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45149107752     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00113.1     Document Type: Article

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