Time-transgressive and extension-related basaltic volcanism in southwest Utah and vicinity

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1249-1265

  Nelson, Stephen T ^a,b   Tingey, David G ^b  

^a Woodward Clyde Federal Services   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY;

BASALTIC VOLCANISM; CHEMICAL VARIATIONS; COLORADO PLATEAU; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; MANTLE LITHOSPHERE; PARTIAL MELTING; SPACE COMPOSITIONS; TRANSITION ZONES;

BASALT;

BASALT; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA; MANTLE; TRANSGRESSION; VOLCANISM;

ARIZONA; BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; COLORADO PLATEAU; GRAND CANYON; SAN RAFAEL [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84879880439     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<1249:TTAERB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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