Episodic growth of a Late Cretaceous and Paleogene intrusive complex of pegmatitic leucogranite, Ruby Mountains core complex, Nevada, USA

Geosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1220-1248

  Howard, K A ^a   Wooden, J L ^a,b   Barnes, C G ^c   Premo, W R ^d   Snoke, A W ^e   Lee, S Y ^c,f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f CTL Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; CRETACEOUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMPLACEMENT; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LEUCOGRANITE; PALEOGENE; PARTIAL MELTING; PEGMATITE; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

NEVADA; RUBY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054731704     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00668.1     Document Type: Article

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