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Description and K-Ar ages of volcanic units of the Caliente volcanic field, Lincoln County, Nevada, and Washington County, Utah

Noble, D C; McKee, E H (1972) Description and K-Ar ages of volcanic units of the Caliente volcanic field, Lincoln County, Nevada, and Washington County, Utah. Isochron/West, vol.5, pp.17-24, 1972

AuthorsNoble, D C; McKee, E H
Year1972
TitleDescription and K-Ar ages of volcanic units of the Caliente volcanic field, Lincoln County, Nevada, and Washington County, Utah
SourceIsochron/West, vol.5, pp.17-24, 1972
PublisherNew Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, United States USA
ISSN0099-6882
GeoRef1973-010263
Keywordsabsolute age; Caliente Volcanic Field; Cenozoic; dates; geochronology; igneous rocks; K/Ar; Lincoln County Nevada; middle Miocene; Miocene; Neogene; Nevada; Tertiary; United States; Utah; volcanic; volcanic rocks; Washington County Utah

Abstract

Chemically similar calc-alkalic ash-flow tuffs, lavas, middle Miocene; from a number of nearby or overlapping vent areas, 21 to 17 m.y. old, later high angle faulting

3 samples from this reference

SampleRock nameMajorTraceIsotope
USGSM6I-122Rhyolite
USGSM6I-123Latite
USGSM6I-125Latite