Nd isotopic composition of cratonic rocks in the southern Death Valley region: Evidence for a substantial Archean source component in Mojavia

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 891-894

  Calzia, James P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL MATERIALS; DEATH VALLEY; ND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ND MODELING; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

ROCKS;

ARCHEAN; CRATON; IGNEOUS ROCK; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879888861     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0891:NICOCR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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