Stable isotope evidence of heterogeneous fluid infiltration at the Ubehebe Peak contact aureole, Death Valley National Park, California

American Journal of Science

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-138

  Roselle, Gregory T ^a,c   Baumgartner, Lukas P ^b,c   Valley, John W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0002172632     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.299.2.93     Document Type: Article

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