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Middle Miocene hiatus in volcanic activity in the Great Basin area of the Western United States

January 1, 1970

A summary of potassium-argon dates shows that a high level of igneous activity in the Great Basin and adjacent regions during middle Tertiary time (40 to 20 my ago) was followed by a period of relative quiescence in middle Miocene time that lasted for several million years (from 20 to 17 my ago). Volcanism resumed 16 my ago mainly at the margins of the region and has continued to the present.

    Citation Information

    Publication Year 1970
    Title Middle Miocene hiatus in volcanic activity in the Great Basin area of the Western United States
    DOI 10.1016/0012-821X(70)90156-1
    Authors E. H. McKee, D. C. Noble, M.L. Silberman
    Publication Type Article
    Publication Subtype Journal Article
    Series Title Earth and Planetary Science Letters
    Index ID 70010299
    Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse