Comment to "Distribution and geochronology of the oregon plateau (U.S.A.) flood basalt volcanism: The steens basalt revisited" by M.E. Brueseke et al. [J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 161 (2007), 187-214]

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 134-138

  Baksi, Ajoy K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Alteration; Basalts; Statistical evaluation; Stratigraphic correlation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956267442     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.04.007     Document Type: Note

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