Date File Created Name of Creator 10/31/07 Sarah Evans GeoRef Data 2006-060821 TI "Petrology of the Crazy Mountains dike swarm and geochronology ofassociated sills, south-central Montana" AU "du Bray, Edward A; Harlan, Stephen S; Wilson, Anna B" AF "U. S. Geological Survey, USA, (United States)" SP "USGS, Publications of the U. S. Geological Survey" SO "U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Report: P 1715, 21 pp.,2006" IS 1044-9612 RP P 1715 DE absolute age; Ar/Ar; Cenozoic; Crazy Mountains; dates; dike swarms;dikes; Eocene; Fort Union Formation; geochemistry; igneous rocks;intrusions; magmatism; mineral composition; Montana; Paleogene;plutonic rocks; sills; south-central Montana; Tertiary; United States;USGS; whole rock AB "The Crazy Mountains dike swarm is a radial array associated with theEocene (approximately 49 Ma) Big Timber stock in the Crazy Mountainsof south-central Montana. Dikes are hosted by the stock and byPaleocene Fort Union Formation rocks that host the stock. The spatialcoincidence, field relations, and similarity of petrographic andgeochemical features suggest that the dikes and the stock arecogenetic and coeval. The dikes depict a broad range of compositions,from rhyolite to basalt; dike composition is only weakly related toposition relative to the Big Timber stock. The dikes range from 51 to71 weight percent SiO2, a slightly more restricted range than thatexhibited by the stock. Compositional variation among the dikes isless systematic than is characteristic of the stock; dike compositionsform more broadly diffuse arrays and tend to be slightly morealkaline. Both of these factors could result from late-stagemagmatic-hydrothermal processes that seem to have weakly altered manyof the dikes. Major-oxide and trace-element characteristics of thedikes and the associated stock are consistent with a mantle-dominatedgenesis in a subduction-related volcanic arc setting. In addition topetrologic and geochemical data, new (super 40) Ar/ (super 39) Argeochronologic data for strongly alkaline sills in the northern CrazyMountains are also presented. Dates for the sills, which areperipheral to the Crazy Mountains dike swarm, indicate that alkalinemagmatism was temporally associated with subalkaline magmatismrepresented by the Big Timber stock and related dikes. Characteristicsof the subalkaline magmatism are consistent with renewed volcanic arcmagmatism during the Eocene westward hingeline retreat and subsequentsouthwestward migration of the magmatic front in response tosteepening subduction along the western edge of North America." LA English FE "References: 38; illus. incl. 3 tables, geol. sketch maps" PY 2006 PT Serial; Report; Monographic CP United States (USA) LL "Latitude:N450000,N463000 Longitude:W1090000,W1110000" CL 05A Igneous and metamorphic petrology; 03 Geochronology CY "GeoRef, Copyright 2007, American Geological Institute." UD 200617 AN 2006-060821 Sample Data Item SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 FeO MgO CaO Na2O K2O TiO2 P2O5 MnO LOI Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Ba La Ce Nd Max_age Min_age Age Max_age Min_age Age Max_age Min_age LatDD LongDD Loc_prec Location_Name Rock_Type Rock_Class Material Sample_description State Units wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % wt % ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma DD DD Method 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 Sample Name 202306 63.44 16.12 0.54 4.4 2.58 3.86 4.55 3.14 0.99 0.3 0.08 1.95 58 804 16 185 16 1567 46 70 32 50.5 49.5 46.0219 -110.3085 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202308 59.16 16.1 0.74 5.99 2.91 4.94 4.93 3.24 1.41 0.48 0.09 0.76 57 1003 22 198 20 1897 68 99 22 50.5 49.5 46.0198 -110.2908 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202310 62.51 18.05 0.47 3.79 1.43 3.83 4.83 3.73 0.96 0.33 0.07 1.16 77 788 29 275 29 1806 60 110 62 50.5 49.5 46.0256 -110.2897 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202332 56.57 18.72 0.73 5.95 3.17 7.92 3.37 1.9 1.11 0.43 0.12 2.16 27 1090 28 149 21 1338 47 90 24 50.5 49.5 46.0911 -110.2182 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202337 57.87 14.77 0.93 7.53 5.26 5.42 3.71 2.87 1.1 0.38 0.15 0.45 83 726 24 237 14 1418 72 86 55 50.5 49.5 46.0386 -110.2878 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202401 55.31 17.19 0.94 7.63 4.08 7.48 3.29 2.12 1.26 0.53 0.16 1.77 29 994 34 176 25 1643 63 103 66 50.5 49.5 46.0733 -110.4332 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202402 58.35 17.29 0.81 6.57 2.68 5.74 3.68 2.96 1.34 0.45 0.13 2.41 65 791 35 202 22 1526 55 85 30 50.5 49.5 46.0783 -110.446 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202501 58.05 16.34 0.74 6.02 4.01 5.8 4.15 2.96 1.37 0.44 0.12 0.05 68 1053 23 179 25 1698 53 96 19 50.5 49.5 46.0389 -110.3548 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202502 59.31 18.31 0.6 4.84 2.12 5.35 4.46 3.39 1.09 0.43 0.11 76 1008 27 173 22 1632 62 92 32 50.5 49.5 46.0389 -110.3548 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202503 67.02 16.17 0.37 3.01 1.12 2.41 4.36 4.61 0.64 0.21 0.07 0.33 125 493 14 328 16 1341 49 86 28 50.5 49.5 46.0404 -110.35 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202508 59.26 17.69 0.51 4.15 2.38 6.67 4.14 3.57 1.13 0.43 0.08 0.16 53 885 30 208 22 1611 42 78 59 50.5 49.5 46.0223 -110.3369 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202510 56.28 16.23 0.85 6.9 4.38 6.2 4 3.29 1.32 0.45 0.09 3.38 74 762 22 195 23 1450 28 75 33 50.5 49.5 46.0322 -110.3331 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202513 55.5 16.62 0.91 7.38 4.86 7.21 3.24 2.31 1.39 0.45 0.13 2.74 40 817 20 157 14 1205 48 82 29 50.5 49.5 46.0749 -110.4189 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202514 58.08 17.49 0.74 5.98 3.17 5.25 4.17 3.28 1.27 0.45 0.12 2.2 69 895 30 189 29 1577 55 11 51 50.5 49.5 46.0738 -110.4218 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202515 59.77 17.86 0.7 5.7 2.08 5.12 4.19 3.06 0.89 0.5 0.13 1.79 69 925 31 182 17 1674 53 103 60 50.5 49.5 46.0738 -110.4218 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202516 53.39 16.16 0.98 7.92 5.35 7.84 3.86 2.41 1.12 0.81 0.16 1.89 28 2059 36 147 28 2658 125 230 77 50.5 49.5 46.066 -110.4297 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202517 57.62 16.32 0.8 6.51 4.45 6.63 3.22 2.82 1.09 0.4 0.12 1.89 43 664 13 114 15 1448 45 77 45 50.5 49.5 46.0338 -110.4224 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202601 58.44 17.24 0.79 6.39 2.84 5.39 4.31 2.78 1.23 0.46 0.12 0.44 71 860 16 210 23 1470 44 74 22 50.5 49.5 46.0103 -110.3046 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202602 65.23 17 0.4 3.21 1.15 2.47 5.05 4.35 0.86 0.23 0.05 1.43 87 575 18 306 28 2063 59 118 46 50.5 49.5 46.0103 -110.3046 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202603 58.33 16.77 0.78 6.35 3.56 5.49 4.25 2.94 1 0.41 0.11 0.68 47 987 24 161 16 2255 48 83 51 50.5 49.5 46.0103 -110.3046 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202604 57.44 17.71 0.77 6.25 2.27 5.41 4.81 3.27 1.17 0.77 0.13 2.56 59 1312 21 264 30 1924 67 121 66 50.5 49.5 46.0103 -110.3046 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202606 53.95 16.46 1.04 8.39 4.68 5.96 4.85 2.15 1.8 0.57 0.16 1.44 42 897 25 173 30 1301 50 93 49 50.5 49.5 46.0045 -110.3037 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202607 69.62 15.9 0.22 1.77 1.01 2.73 4.53 3.67 0.38 0.15 0.03 4.3 58 772 6 105 8 2680 40 45 26 50.5 49.5 46.0597 -110.2932 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Rhyolite whole rock Montana 202611 56.58 18.28 0.72 5.81 2.35 5.34 5.3 3.38 1.55 0.59 0.08 0.04 69 1192 28 206 25 1826 86 108 42 50.5 49.5 46.0595 -110.3055 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202617 55.31 17.22 0.98 7.92 3.62 5.14 3.72 4 1.41 0.54 0.15 2.48 81 700 27 157 19 1812 74 88 36 50.5 49.5 46.1195 -110.2748 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202618 59.66 18.91 0.54 4.36 1.84 4.62 4.93 3.54 1.1 0.43 0.08 2.74 68 925 22 225 21 1960 79 114 40 50.5 49.5 46.1208 -110.2747 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202619 54.14 14.09 0.89 7.21 8.23 8.42 2.85 2.51 1.07 0.44 0.14 3.19 54 764 14 147 17 1270 42 117 36 50.5 49.5 46.1194 -110.2773 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202620 51.27 16.06 1.2 9.73 5.48 8.07 3.04 2.63 1.93 0.44 0.16 4.04 66 842 29 131 20 1097 31 67 34 50.5 49.5 46.1225 -110.2736 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basalt whole rock Montana 202621 61.17 17.18 0.66 5.38 2.35 4.56 4.46 2.92 0.76 0.45 0.11 1.55 56 1018 26 194 18 2263 64 112 39 50.5 49.5 46.1232 -110.2711 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202622 62.61 17.18 0.56 4.5 1.7 3.66 5.15 3.5 0.59 0.42 0.13 1.37 60 1418 39 230 39 3104 143 189 77 50.5 49.5 46.1243 -110.2691 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202625 57.24 16.68 0.87 7.04 3.54 5.31 3.94 3.66 1 0.59 0.13 1.21 68 1242 28 198 14 2292 85 105 66 50.5 49.5 46.1263 -110.2636 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202704 56.98 17 0.86 6.99 3.02 5.71 4.42 2.78 1.62 0.48 0.14 2.44 45 904 21 147 29 1297 63 111 16 50.5 49.5 46.0437 -110.2951 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202705 69.3 15.39 0.28 2.27 1.4 3.63 3.19 3.91 0.45 0.15 0.05 5.21 55 665 8 113 12 2658 47 51 37 50.5 49.5 46.0525 -110.3275 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202707 60.75 16.09 0.62 5.03 3.3 4.57 4.76 3.2 1.22 0.38 0.08 1.59 67 687 21 180 22 1754 66 85 55 50.5 49.5 46.0478 -110.3317 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202712 70.81 15.18 0.24 1.96 0.59 1.84 4.55 4.25 0.4 0.13 0.05 0.08 97 660 13 204 24 2177 58 85 48 50.5 49.5 46.0401 -110.3263 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Rhyolite whole rock Montana 202714 64.53 16.49 0.47 3.83 1.69 3.53 4.85 3.42 0.76 0.34 0.08 0.06 70 949 18 216 30 2077 84 112 52 50.5 49.5 46.0378 -110.3158 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202717 60.11 17.94 0.61 4.94 2.23 4.83 4.27 3.43 1.11 0.42 0.1 1.59 81 834 28 189 23 1693 70 78 72 50.5 49.5 46.0727 -110.3206 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202718 61.66 15.73 0.59 4.75 3.96 4.74 4.24 2.89 0.99 0.36 0.09 2.79 50 823 16 185 23 1988 55 84 28 50.5 49.5 46.0482 -110.3384 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202724 58.68 16.48 0.78 6.34 3.51 5.37 4.12 2.81 1.45 0.38 0.08 0.5 56 867 17 161 23 1687 46 63 37 50.5 49.5 46.0654 -110.3206 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202725 51.06 14.56 1.37 11.12 6.61 6.83 3.3 2.15 2.08 0.74 0.19 1.536 70 798 30 152 20 868 56 91 50 50.5 49.5 46.0697 -110.3185 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202726 68.33 15.59 0.35 2.83 1.83 2.43 3.8 4.15 0.49 0.16 0.04 2.53 66 876 12 113 13 2723 47 60 34 50.5 49.5 46.0697 -110.3185 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202734 63.34 17.04 0.54 4.35 1.57 4.01 4.66 3.38 0.56 0.42 0.12 0.72 72 1249 31 210 24 2619 73 129 29 50.5 49.5 46.1098 -110.3867 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Dacite whole rock Trachyte Montana 202735 55.2 17.29 0.88 7.11 4.45 7.4 3.39 2.48 1.24 0.42 0.13 1.84 51 1011 23 167 17 1536 51 86 35 50.5 49.5 46.1098 -110.3867 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202736 55.89 16.58 0.85 6.91 5.17 6.93 3.19 2.67 1.25 0.43 0.13 2.55 58 868 21 160 18 1449 52 86 43 50.5 49.5 46.1054 -110.3934 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202737 53.03 14.37 1.09 8.81 8.13 8.22 2.5 1.77 1.54 0.38 0.15 3.79 34 695 18 131 19 1024 48 63 27 50.5 49.5 46.1115 -110.3928 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202738 55.74 16.03 0.92 7.45 4.51 5.67 5.05 2.76 1.12 0.62 0.15 2.14 50 991 22 164 19 2019 59 120 47 50.5 49.5 46.1129 -110.3916 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202739 54.33 18.63 0.87 7.08 3.43 7.43 3.77 2.5 1.3 0.52 0.14 1.8 42 1117 26 176 20 1638 46 102 49 50.5 49.5 46.1291 -110.4061 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202740 54.57 16.04 0.98 7.94 5.22 6.76 4.45 1.84 1.14 0.89 0.16 5.98 29 1175 33 294 62 2685 95 172 87 50.5 49.5 46.1291 -110.4061 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 202741 58.51 16.97 0.76 6.17 3.51 5.24 4.23 3.03 1.02 0.45 0.11 1.56 53 903 22 205 14 1838 67 79 49 50.5 49.5 45.9942 -110.352 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202742 57.01 17.51 0.83 6.76 3.04 5.18 4.77 3.06 1.25 0.44 0.14 1.94 61 1085 19 172 21 1810 30 93 10 50.5 49.5 45.9856 -110.3523 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202743 57.2 16.67 0.86 7 3.59 5.45 4.13 3.47 0.95 0.52 0.16 2.43 84 1009 23 161 16 1816 36 105 51 50.5 49.5 45.9856 -110.3523 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Andesite whole rock Trachyandesite Montana 202744 56.68 17.44 0.89 7.24 3.66 6.46 4.56 0.8 1.63 0.51 0.13 6.07 12 1739 31 154 27 810 32 97 29 50.5 49.5 45.9652 -110.3527 0.001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Basaltic Andesite whole rock Montana 82VP-2 50.61 50.75 50.47 46.2023 -110.4592 0.0001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic Trachyte mineral Sill Montana 202338 50.1 50.22 49.98 46.9943 -110.4479 0.0001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic syenite mineral Mafic Nepheline Syenite Sill Montana 83VP-75 50.1 50.29 49.91 46.1873 -110.4918 0.0001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic syenite mineral Mafic Nepheline Syenite Sill Montana 83VP-65 50.03 50.14 49.92 46.1875 -110.4637 0.0001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic syenite mineral Mafic Nepheline Syenite Sill Montana 83VPCC-1 50.06 50.23 49.89 46.2984 -110.4453 0.0001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic syenite mineral Mafic Nepheline Syenite Dike Montana 83VPCC-12 50.22 50.37 50.07 46.307 -110.499 0.0001 Crazy Mountains Plutonic syenite mineral Mafic Nepheline Syenite Stock Montana Method Data 1 XRF 106 2 XRF-EDS 106 3 REG_COR:UNK 106 4 SCAN 2006-060821 5 AR-AR:HB 118 2006-058742 """Weighted mean age.""" 6 AR-AR:Plateau Age:Bio 118 2006-058742 Reference Data Georef# 2006-058742 TI "(super 40) Ar/ (super 39) Ar dates from alkaline intrusions in thenorthern Crazy Mountains, Montana; implications for the timing andduration of alkaline magmatism in the central Montana alkalicprovince" AU "Harlan, Stephen S" AF "George Mason University, Department of Environmental Sciences andPolicy, Fairfax, VA, United States (USA)" SO "Rocky Mountain Geology, vol.41, no.1, pp.45-55, Jun 2006" DE Absaroka-Gallatin volcanic field; absolute age; alkalic composition;amphibole group; Ar/Ar; basement tectonics; biotite; Cenozoic; centralMontana; chain silicates; clinoamphibole; Cordilleran Orogeny; CrazyMountains; dates; decollement; dike swarms; Disturbed Belt;emplacement; faults; folds; geometry; hornblende; igneous rocks;intrusions; laccoliths; magmas; magmatism; mica group; Montana; NorthAmerica; Paleogene; partitioning; Rocky Mountains; sheet silicates;silicates; sills; tectonics; Tertiary; thin-skinned tectonics; thrustfaults; trachytes; United States; volcanic rocks; west-centralMontana AB "Intrusive rocks in the Crazy Mountains, Montana, consist of numerousstocks, dike swarms, laccoliths and/or sills of strongly alkaline tosubalkaline affinity that have intruded and metamorphosed Tertiarysedimentary strata of the Crazy Mountains Basin. The subalkaline rocksform stocks, sills, and radiating dikes and are located primarily inthe southern Crazy Mountains (e.g., Big Timber stock, Loco Mountainstock). With the exception of the Ibex Mountain sill (?), the alkalinerocks are restricted to the northern Crazy Mountains. New (super 40)Ar/ (super 39) Ar dates are reported for alkaline rocks of thenorthern Crazy Mountains, with results ranging between 50.61 Ma and50.03 Ma. Five dates from the strongly alkaline nepheline and maficnepheline syenites of the Ibex Mountain sill (?), Robinson anticlineintrusive complex, and Comb Creek stock (?) and dike swarm givetightly clustered dates suggesting that they were emplaced during arestricted time interval at approximately 50.1 Ma. The dates from thealkaline rocks of the northern Crazy Mountains are slightly older thanthose previously reported from the subalkaline Big Timber stock in thesouthern Crazy Mountains (i.e., 49.3-49.2 Ma, biotite (super 40) Ar/(super 39) Ar) (du Bray and Harlan, 1996). However, the limited spanof dates (i.e., 50.6-49.2 Ma) and the geographic proximity between thealkaline and subalkaline rocks indicate that the magmas represented bythese different geochemical groups were closely associated in bothtime and space. Furthermore, all the igneous rocks in the CrazyMountains were emplaced in a narrow time interval of 1-2 m.y. On aregional scale, the 51-49-Ma age span from the Crazy Mountains issimilar to that of most of the igneous centers of the central Montanaalkalic province and is coeval with the peak of widespread volcanismin the Absaroka-Gallatin volcanic field immediately to the south ofthe Crazy Mountains Basin." LA English FE "References: 38; illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch maps" PY 2006 PT Serial; Analytic CP United States (USA) CL 05A Igneous and metamorphic petrology; 03 Geochronology CY "GeoRef, Copyright 2007, American Geological Institute. Abstract,copyright, University of Wyoming | Reference includes data fromGeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States" UD 200616 AN 2006-058742