Nonexplosive and explosive magma/wet-sediment interaction during emplacement of Eocene intrusions into Cretaceous to Eocene strata, Trans-Pecos igneous province, West Texas

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 181, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 155-172

  Befus, Kenneth S ^a   Hanson, Richard E ^a   Miggins, Daniel P ^b   Breyer, John A ^a   Busbey, Arthur B ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; diatreme; peperite; phreatomagmatism; Trans Pecos Texas

Indexed keywords

ARGON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY; DIATREME; PEPERITE; PHREATOMAGMATISM; TRANS-PECOS TEXAS;

EXPLOSIVES;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CONGLOMERATE; CRETACEOUS; DIATREME; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMA; PEPERITE; PHREATOMAGMATISM;

NORTH AMERICA; TRANS-PECOS; UNITED STATES;

PECOS;

EID: 61849146859     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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