SHRIMP-RG U-Pb isotopic systematics of zircon from the Angel Lake orthogneiss, East Humboldt Range, Nevada: is this really Archean crust? REPLY
January 1, 2010
The comments from McGrew and Snoke are well received and their concerns for the interpretations in our paper (Premo et al., 2008), which questions the original contention that the Angel Lake orthogneiss is an Archean rock, are many and varied—all of which we will attempt to address. As they point out, this issue is an important one as this particular crustal exposure may delimit the southwestern extent of the Archean Wyoming province (Foster et al., 2006; Mueller and Frost, 2006), which has implications for the true crustal evolution of this region of the Great Basin and perhaps more importantly its relationship (if any) to the location of the world-class gold deposits of north-central Nevada (e.g., Howard, 2003).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2010 |
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Title | SHRIMP-RG U-Pb isotopic systematics of zircon from the Angel Lake orthogneiss, East Humboldt Range, Nevada: is this really Archean crust? REPLY |
DOI | 10.1130/GES00592.1 |
Authors | Wayne R. Premo |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Geosphere |
Index ID | 70004315 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Geology and Environmental Change Science Center |