K-Ar and Ar-Ar age data for some Cenozoic and pre-Cenozoic rocks in the eastern Mojave Desert area and southern Sierra Nevada, southwestern United States
July 23, 2025
We report rock and mineral K-Ar isotopic dates from 55 Cenozoic rocks and 49 pre-Cenozoic rocks from the eastern Mojave Desert in southeastern California, Nevada, and Arizona and 3 pre-Cenozoic rocks from the southern Sierra Nevada, California. For many of the samples two separate minerals were dated. We also report Ar-Ar dates from 7 pre-Cenozoic rocks in the eastern Mojave Desert.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | K-Ar and Ar-Ar age data for some Cenozoic and pre-Cenozoic rocks in the eastern Mojave Desert area and southern Sierra Nevada, southwestern United States |
| DOI | 10.5066/P13OCHZC |
| Authors | John Nakata, Keith A Howard, David M Miller, Martha Pernokas, Barbara E John, Dylan W Kinser |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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