Syn-extensional plutonism and peak metamorphism in the albion-raft river-grouse creek metamorphic core complex

American Journal of Science

Volumn 311, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-314

  Strickland, Ariel ^a,c   Miller, Elizabeth L ^a   Wooden, Joseph L ^b   Kozdon, Reinhard ^c   Valley, John W ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Albion Raft River Grouse Creek; Metamorphic core complex; Oligocene; Pluton; U Pb; Zircon; Zircon inheritance

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANODIORITE; LEUCOGRANITE; METAMORPHISM; OLIGOCENE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PLUTON; PLUTONISM; SILLIMANITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

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

TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 83155172746     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/04.2011.01     Document Type: Article

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