Vertical axis rotations in the Mojave: Evidence from the Independence dike swarm: Comment

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1051-1052

  Howard, Keith A ^a   Forrest Hopson, R ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENGEO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE SWARM; LITERATURE REVIEW; TECTONIC ROTATION; TECTONIC SETTING; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0000378537     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<1051:VARITM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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