K-Ar ages of Pleistocene rhyolitic volcanism in the Coso Range, California

Geology
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Rhyolite domes and rhyolite and basalt flows near Coso Hot Springs in the Coso Range, California, give K-Ar ages that range from about 0.04 ± 0.02 m.y. to 0.96 ± 0.19 m.y. Most of the units appear to be between 0.05 and 0.15 m.y. old. The total volume of erupted rhyolitic magma is about 2.4 km3. The age, volume, and composition of these volcanic rocks indicate that the Coso volcanic field is a potential geothermal resource area. © 1975 Geological Society of America.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title K-Ar ages of Pleistocene rhyolitic volcanism in the Coso Range, California
Series title Geology
DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(1975)3<339:KAOPRV>2.0.CO;2
Volume 3
Issue 6
Year Published 1975
Language English
Publisher Geological Society of America
Description 3 p.
First page 339
Last page 341
Country United States
State California
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