A 13 ± 3 ka age determination of a tholeiite, Pinacate volcanic field, Mexico, and improved methods for 40Ar/39Ar dating of young basaltic rocks

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 848-856

  Turrin, Brent D ^a   Gutmann, James T ^b   Swisher III, Carl C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; mass spectrometry; Pinacate volcanic field; spatter tubes

Indexed keywords

FEATURE EXTRACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VOLCANOES;

40AR/39AR DATING; AGE DETERMINATIONS; AR METHODS; BASALTIC ROCKS; HEATING EXPERIMENTS; IMPROVED METHODS; LAVA FLOWS; MASS DISCRIMINATIONS; ME-XICO; PAHOEHOE FLOWS; PINACATE VOLCANIC FIELD; SPATTER TUBES; VOLCANIC FIELDS;

ARGON;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; LAVA FLOW; MASS SPECTROMETRY; THOLEIITE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA;

EID: 55549131110     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.01.049     Document Type: Article

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