Ash-flow tuffs in the nine hill, nevada, paleovalley and implications for tectonism and volcanism of the western great basin, USA

Geosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-369

  Henry, Christopher D ^a   Faulds, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH FLOW; CALDERA; FAULTING; MAGMATISM; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TUFF; VOLCANISM;

GREAT BASIN; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049507585     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00548.1     Document Type: Article

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