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A.C. Robinson, A. Yin, C.E. Manning, T.M. Harrison, S.H. Zhang, X.F. Wang Xiao (2004) Tectonic evolution of the northeastern Pamir: Constraints from the northern portion of the Kongur Shan extensional system, western China. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. (in press).

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Garrett B. Hazelton , Gary Axen , Oscar Lovera (2003) Argon retention properties of silicate glasses and implications for 40Ar/39Ar age and noble gas diffusion studies. Contr. Miner. and Petrol. 145, 1-14.

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M. Grove, O.M. Lovera, and T.M. Harrison (2003) Late Cretaceous cooling of the East-Central Peninsula Ranges batholith (33°N): Relationship to la posta pluton emplacement, Laramide shallow subduction, and forearc sedimentation, Geol. Soc. Amer. Spec. Pap. ;Gastil Volume&;, 374, 355;379.

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P. Kapp, M.A. Murphy, A. Yin, T.M. Harrison, Lin Ding, and Jinhui Guo (2003) Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Shiquanhe area of western Tibet: Tectonics, 22 (4), 1029, doi:10.1029/2001TC001332.

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L.D. Gilley, T.M. Harrison, P.H. Leloup, F.J. Ryerson, O.M. Lovera, and J.H. Wang (2003) Direct dating of left-lateral deformation along the Red River shear zone, China and Vietnam. J. Geophys. Res. 108, 2127, 10.1029/2001JB001726.

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A.K. Schmitt, M. Grove, T.M. Harrison, O.M. Lovera, J. Hulen, and M. Waters (2003) The Geysers - Cobb Mountain Magma System, California (Part 1): U-Pb zircon ages of volcanic rocks, conditions of zircon crystallization and magma residence times. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67, 3423-3442.

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A.K. Schmitt, M. Grove, T.M. Harrison, O.M. Lovera, J. Hulen, and M. Waters (2003) The Cobb Mountain-Geysers magma system, California (Part 2): The Geysers-Cobb Mountain Magma System, California (Part 2): Timescales of pluton emplacement and implications for its thermal history. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67, 3443-3458.

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M. Grove, C.E. Jacobson, A.P. Barth, and A. Vucic (2003) Temporal and spatial trends of Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary underplating of Pelona and related schist beneath southern California and southwestern Arizona, Geol. Soc. Amer. Spec. Pap. 374, 381-406.

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S. E. Shaw, V.R. Todd and M. Grove (2003) Jurassic peraluminous gneissic granites in the axial zone of the Peninsular Ranges, southern California, Geol. Soc. Amer. Spec. Pap.374, 157-183.

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X.H. Chen, A. Yin, G.E. George, E.S. Cowgill, Marty Grove, T.M. Harrison, and X.F. Wang (2003) Two phases of Mesozoic north-south extension in the eastern Altyn Tagh Range, northern Tibetan plateau, Tectonics 22, 1053, 10.1029/2001TC001336.

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P. Kapp, A. Yin, C.M. Manning, T.M. Harrison, M.A. Murphy, M.H. Taylor, and Lin Ding (2003) Tectonic evolution of the early Mesozoic blueschist-bearing Qiantang metamorphic belt, central Tibet, Tectonics, 22, 1043 10.1029/2002TC001383.

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E. Cowgill, A. Yin, T. M. Harrison, and Wang Xiao-Feng (2003) Reconstruction of the Altyn Tagh fault based on U-Pb geochronology: Role of back thrusts, mantle sutures, and heterogeneous crustal strength in forming the Tibetan Plateau: Jour. Geophys. Res. 108, 2346, 10.1029/2002JB002080.

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O.M. Lovera, M. Grove, and T.M. Harrison (2002) Systematic analysis of K-feldspar 40Ar/39Ar step-heating experiments II: Relevance of laboratory K-feldspar argon diffusion properties to Nature. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 66, 1237-1255.

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E.J. Catlos, T.M. Harrison, C.E. Manning, M. Grove, S.M. Rai, M.S. Hubbard, and B.N. Upreti (2002) Records of the evolution of the Himalayan orogen from in situ Th-Pb ion microprobe dating of monazite: Eastern Nepal and western Garhwal. Jour. Asian Earth. Sci. 20, 459-479.

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I.R.C. McDermid, J.C. Aitchison, A.M. Davis, T.M. Harrison, and M. Grove (2002) The Zedong terrane: A Late Jurassic intra-oceanic magmatic arc within the Yarlung-Zangbo suture zone, southeastern Tibet. Chem. Geol. 187, 267-277.

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T.M. Harrison, A. Yin, M. Grove, O.M. Lovera and F.J. Ryerson (2000) The Zedong Window: A record of superposed Tertiary convergence in southeastern Tibet. Jour. Geophys. Res. 105, 19,211-19,230.

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G.B. Dalrymple, M. Grove, O.M. Lovera, T.M. Harrison, J.B. Hulen, and M.A. Lanphere (1999) Age and thermal history of the Geysers Plutonic Complex (Felsite Unit), Geysers Geothermal Field, California. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 173, 285-298.

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T.M. Harrison, M. Grove, K.D. McKeegan, C.D. Coath, O.M. Lovera, and P. Le Fort (1999) Origin and episodic emplacement of the Manaslu intrusive complex, Central Himalaya. Jour. Petrol. 40, 3-19.

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T.M. Harrison, M. Grove, O.M. Lovera, and E.J. Catlos (1999) The origin of Himalayan anatexis and inverted metamorphism: Models and constraints. Jour. Asian Earth. Sci. 17, 755-722.

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O. M.Lovera, M. Grove, D.L. Kimbrough, P.L. and Abbott (1999), A method for evaluating basement exhumation histories from closure age distributions of detrital minerals, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 29419-438.

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T.M. Harrison, M. Grove, O.M. Lovera, and E.J. Catlos (1998) A model for the origin of Himalayan anatexis and inverted metamorphism. Jour. Geophys. Res. 103, 27,017-27,032.

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T.M. Harrison, F.J. Ryerson, P. Le Fort, A. Yin, O.M. Lovera, and E.J. Catlos (1997) A Late Miocene-Pliocene origin for the Central Himalayan inverted metamorphism. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 146, E1-E8.

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T.M. Harrison, O.M. Lovera, and M. Grove (1997) New insights into the origin of two contrasting Himalayan granite belts. Geology 25, 899-902.

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O.M. Lovera, M. Grove , T.M. Harrison and K.I. Mahon (1997) Systematic analysis of K-feldspar 40Ar/39Ar step-heating experiments I: Significance of activation energy determinations. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61, 3171-3192.

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X. Quidelleur, M. Grove, O.M. Lovera, T. M. Harrison, A. Yin, and F.J. Ryerson (1997) The thermal evolution and slip history of the Renbu Zedong Thrust, southeastern Tibet. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 2659-2679.

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T.M. Harrison, M.T. Heizler, O.M. Lovera, (1993) In vacuo crushing experiments and K-feldspar thermochronometry. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 117, 169-180.

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T.M. Harrison, M.T. Heizler, O.M. Lovera, (1993) Argon diffusion domains in K-feldspar II: Kinetic properties of MH-10. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 113, 381-393.

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O.M. Lovera, F.M. Richter and T.M. Harrison (1991) Diffusion domains determined by 39Ar release during step heating. Jour. Geophys. Res. 96, 2057-2069.

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F.M. Richter, O.M. Lovera, T.M. Harrison and Copeland (1991) Tibetan tectonics from a single feldspar sample: An application of the 40Ar/39Ar method. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 105, 266-276.

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O.M. Lovera, F.M. Richter and T.M. Harrison (1989) The 40Ar/39Ar themochronometry for slowly cooled samples having a distribution of diffusion domain sizes. Jour. Geophys. Res. 94, 17917-17935.