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40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Tonopah, Divide, and Goldfield districts, Nevada

May 24, 2018

Ar/Ar data are reported from minerals and rocks that were collected as part of a mineral resource investigation of the Tonopah, Divide, and Goldfield districts in Nevada. Data are reported from 92 samples and associated standards from eight separate neutron irradiations in the Denver USGS TRIGA reactor, including separated mineral grains and whole rocks. Data were collected by infrared laser heating of irradiated samples, either incremental heating or fusion, and analysis by multi-collector mass spectrometry. The reported data have been corrected for blanks, radioactive decay, and interfering nucleogenic reactions associated with sample irradiation.

Publication Year 2018
Title 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Tonopah, Divide, and Goldfield districts, Nevada
DOI 10.5066/F7833R8Z
Authors Michael A Cosca, Leah E Morgan
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center