Review of radiometric data from the Yukon crystalline terrane, Alaska and Yukon Territory

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Abstract

The results of more than 20 years of geochronological studies in the Yukon Crystalline Terrane in east-central Alaska and the western Yukon Territory suggest at least six igneous and thermal (metamorphic?) events. Plutonism during Mississippian, Early Jurassic, mid-Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous, and early Tertiary times is indicated. Evidence also indicates that Mississippian, Early Jurassic, late Early Cretaceous, and late Cretaceous thermal (metamorphic?) events have affected parts of the terrane. The western part of the terrane was affected by a significant regional metamorphic event in late Early Cretaceous time, followed by a terrane-wide mid-Cretaceous plutonic event. The pattern of K–Ar ages allows division of the terrane into domains, bounded by northeast-trending lineaments.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Review of radiometric data from the Yukon crystalline terrane, Alaska and Yukon Territory
Series title Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
DOI 10.1139/e85-054
Volume 22
Issue 4
Year Published 1985
Language English
Publisher Canadian Science Publishing
Description 13 p.
First page 525
Last page 537
Country Canada, United States
State Alaska, Yukon Territory
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