Constraining the timing and provenance of the Neoproterozoic Little Willow and Big Cottonwood Formations, Utah: Expanding the sedimentary record for early rifting of Rodinia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 204-205, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-65

  Spencer, Christopher J ^a   Hoiland, Carl W ^b   Harris, Ron A ^c   Link, Paul K ^d   Balgord, Elizabeth A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Brigham Young University   (United States)

^d IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Big cottonwood formation; Detrital zircons; Little willow formation; Rifting of rodinia; Uinta cottonwood rift

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GRANITE; LAURENTIA; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; RIFTING; RODINIA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WASATCH RANGE; WYOMING CRATON;

POPULUS; SALIX;

EID: 84858727200     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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