The timing of tertiary metamorphism and deformation in the Albion-Raft River-Grouse Creek metamorphic core complex, Utah and Idaho

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-206

  Strickland, Ariel ^a   Miller, Elizabeth L ^a   Wooden, Joseph L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTRY ROCK; CRETACEOUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MONAZITE; ORTHOGNEISS; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; SCHIST; SHEAR ZONE; SHRIMP DATING; TERTIARY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALBION MOUNTAINS; GROUSE CREEK MOUNTAINS; IDAHO; RAFT RIVER; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 79951976115     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658294     Document Type: Article

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