Development and Application of Geochronometric Techniques to the Study of Sierra Nevada Uplift and the Dating of Authigenic Sediments

This dissertation contains studies that use various geochronometric and thermochronometric techniques to better understand the post-magmatic evolution of Sierra Nevada, California. (U-Th)/He ages in apatite and zircon from Sierran batholithic rocks are used to constrain the Cenozoic exhumation of t...

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Main Author: Cecil, Mary Robinson
Other Authors: Ducea, Mihai
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195423