Detrital zircon geochronology of Cretaceous and Paleogene strata across the south-central Alaskan convergent margin

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1760 F, 2009, Pages 1-36

  Bradley, Dwight ^a   Haeussler, Peter ^a   O'Sullivan, Paul ^b   Friedman, Rich ^c   Till, Alison ^a   Bradley, Dan ^d   Trop, Jeff ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Apatite to Zircon Incorporated   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864267811     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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