Cretaceous sedimentary blanketing and tectonic rejuvenation in the Western Klamath mountains: Insights from thermochronology

Central European Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-151

  Batt, Geoffrey E ^a   Harper, Gregory D ^b   Heizler, Matthew ^c   Roden Tice, Mary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ar Ar dating; Basin inversion; Fission tracks; Klamath Mountains; Orogeny; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952022695     PISSN: 18961517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10085-009-0041-4     Document Type: Article

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