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Precambrian Geology of the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana

Edited by John B. Brady, H. Robert Burger, John T. Cheney, and Tekla A. Harms


Preface v
Overview v
Dedication v
Acknowledgments v
1. General geology and tectonic setting of the Tobacco Root Mountains
H. Robert Burger
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Geochemistry and Petrology
2. Geochemistry of quartzofeldspathic gneisses and metamorphic mafic rocks of the Indian Creek and Pony–Middle Mountain Metamorphic Suites, Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
David W. Mogk, H. Robert Burger, Paul A. Mueller, Kimberly D’Arcy, Ann L. Heatherington, Joseph L. Wooden, Reyna L. Abeyta, Jennifer Martin, and Lisa J. Jacob
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3. Geology and geochemistry of the Spuhler Peak Metamorphic Suite
H. Robert Burger, William H. Peck, Kathleen E. Johnson, Kara A. Tierney, Chris J. Poulsen, Pamela Cady, Josh Lowell, William A. MacFarlane, M. Jennifer Sincock, LeAndra L. Archuleta, Ann Pufall, and M. Jason Cox
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4. Precambrian meta-ultramafic rocks from the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
Kathleen E. Johnson, John B. Brady, William A. MacFarlane, Rebecca B. Thomas, Chris J. Poulsen, and M. Jennifer Sincock
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5. General geology and geochemistry of metamorphosed Proterozoic mafic dikes and sills, Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
John B. Brady, Heidi K. Mohlman, Caroline Harris, Sarah K. Carmichael, Lisa J. Jacob, and Wilfredo R. Chaparro
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6. Proterozoic metamorphism of the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
John T. Cheney, John B. Brady, Kara A. Tierney, Kathleen A. DeGraff, Heidi K. Mohlman, Jessica D. Frisch, Christine E. Hatch, Michael L. Steiner, Sarah K. Carmichael, Robin G.M. Fisher, Carrie B. Tuit, Kurt J. Steffen, Pamela Cady, Josh Lowell, LeAndra L. Archuleta, Jillian Hirst, Karl W. Wegmann, and Brian Monteleone
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Geochronology
7. 40Ar/39Ar ages of metamorphic rocks from the Tobacco Root Mountains region, Montana
John B. Brady, Dana N. Kovaric, John T. Cheney, Lisa J. Jacob, and J. Toby King
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8. In situ ion microprobe 207Pb/206Pb dating of monazite from Precambrian metamorphic suites, Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
John T. Cheney, A. Alexander G. Webb, Chris D. Coath, and Kevin D. McKeegan
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9. Age and evolution of the Precambrian crust of the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
Paul A. Mueller, H. Robert Burger, Joseph L. Wooden, Ann L. Heatherington, David W. Mogk, and Kimberly D’Arcy
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Structural Geology and Tectonics
10. Character and origin of Precambrian fabrics and structures in the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
Tekla A. Harms, H. Robert Burger, Daniel G. Blednick, Jacob M. Cooper, J. Toby King, David R. Owen, Josh Lowell, M. Jennifer Sincock, Steven R. Kranenburg, Ann Pufall, and Carlos M. Picornell
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11. Advances in the geology of the Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana, and their implications for the history of the northern Wyoming province
Tekla A. Harms, John B. Brady, H. Robert Burger, and John T. Cheney
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Index of Keywords
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Explanatory text to accompany geologic map of southern Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison County, Montana (reprinted)
Charles J. Vitaliano, H. Robert Burger III, William S. Cordua, Thomas B. Hanley, David F. Hess, and Forrest K. Root
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