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Comparison of the Trace Element Content of Plutonic, Volcanic, and Metamorphic Quartz from Southwestern Montana
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VolcanologyEngineeringEarth ScienceRegional GeologyGsa Bulletin 1972Metamorphic ProcessMetamorphic PetrologyGeological DataGeochronologySouthwestern MontanaGeologyTrace Element ContentStructural GeologyMetamorphic QuartzExploration GeologyEconomic GeologyEarth SciencesGeochemistryAccessory MineralPetrologyMineral Geochemistry
Research Article| June 01, 1972 Comparison of the Trace Element Content of Plutonic, Volcanic, and Metamorphic Quartz from Southwestern Montana LEE J SUTTNER; LEE J SUTTNER Department of Geology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar RICHARD K LEININGER RICHARD K LEININGER Indiana Geological Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1972) 83 (6): 1855–1862. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[1855:COTTEC]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 01 Nov 1971 rev-recd: 16 Dec 1971 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation LEE J SUTTNER, RICHARD K LEININGER; Comparison of the Trace Element Content of Plutonic, Volcanic, and Metamorphic Quartz from Southwestern Montana. GSA Bulletin 1972;; 83 (6): 1855–1862. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[1855:COTTEC]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Systematic differences in the content of Ti, Mg, and Fe, in quartz of plutonic, volcanic, and metamorphic origins are reflected by spectrographic analyses of 36 samples of Holocene fluvial sand from southwestern Montana. The differences should be directly applicable to provenance interpretations of Tertiary basin-fill sand in Montana.More uniform trace-element contents are found in plutonic quartz (Tiσ = 8 ppm, Feσ = 14 ppm, and Mgσ = 3 ppm) than in metamorphic and volcanic quartz (Tiσ = 24 ppm, Feσ = 73 ppm, and Mgσ = 18 pm). Moreover, less Fe and Mg are found in plutonic quartz (Fe = 19 pm and Mg = 5 ppm) than in metamorphic and volcanic quartz (Fe = 107 ppm and Mg = 22 ppm). Mean Ti content is different for quartz derived from different batholiths; Ti = 72 ppm for Boulder batholith quartz versus Ti = 31 ppm for Tobacco Root batholith quartz. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.