Low-temperature thermochronology of the northern Rocky Mountains, western U.S.A.

American Journal of Science

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-212

  Lynn Peyton, S ^a,b   Reiners, Peter W ^a   Carrapa, Barbara ^a   Decelles, Peter G ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Coal Creek Resources Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; EXHUMATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; LOW TEMPERATURE; MIOCENE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84861693027     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/02.2012.04     Document Type: Article

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