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Canyon-filling lavas and lava dams on the Boise River, Idaho, and their significance for evaluating downcutting during the last two million years

Howard, K A; Shervais, John W; McKee, Edwin H (1982) Canyon-filling lavas and lava dams on the Boise River, Idaho, and their significance for evaluating downcutting during the last two million years. Bulletin - Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, vol.26, pp.629-641, 1982

AuthorsHoward, K A; Shervais, John W; McKee, Edwin H
Year1982
TitleCanyon-filling lavas and lava dams on the Boise River, Idaho, and their significance for evaluating downcutting during the last two million years
SourceBulletin - Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, vol.26, pp.629-641, 1982
Book editorsBonnichsen, Bill; Breckenridge, Roy M
ISSN0073-442X
GeoRef1985-023746
Keywordsabsolute age; basalts; bedrock; Boise River; canyons; Cenozoic; dates;erosion features; evolution; geomorphology; granites; Idaho; igneousrocks; K/Ar; landform evolution; lava; lava flows; pillow lava;plutonic rocks; Smith Prairie Basalt; Snake River plain; SteamboatRock Basalt; stratigraphy; terraces; United States; volcanic rocks

5 samples from this reference

SampleRock nameMajorTraceIsotope
HSP-181Basalt
HSP-186Basalt
H79 BOISE-4Basalt
HSP-13Basalt
H79 BOISE-3Basalt