40Ar/39Ar geochronology and geochemical reconnaissance of the Eocene Lowland Creek volcanic field, west-central Montana

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-304

  Dudás, Francis Ö ^a   Ispolatov, Vladimir O ^a,b,c   Harlan, Stephen S ^a,d   Snee, Lawrence W ^a,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION   (Canada)

^c Barrick Exploration PNG   (Australia)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EOCENE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951458234     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651523     Document Type: Article

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