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Argon retention in a granitic xenolith from a pleistocene basalt, Sierra Nevada, California

July 15, 1964

THIS note reports measurements made in an attempt to determine: (1) the possible effect of xenoliths on whole-rock basalt age determinations; (2) whether or not potassium-argon age determinations on xenoliths in basalt might approximate the age of the basalt flow. The field location is in the canyon of Sawmill Creek, Inyo County, sec. 7 md 18, T. 12 S., R. 34 E., and sec. 12 and 13, T. 12 S., R. 33 E.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1964
Title Argon retention in a granitic xenolith from a pleistocene basalt, Sierra Nevada, California
DOI 10.1038/201282a0
Authors G. Brent Dalrymple
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Nature
Index ID 70222048
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse