Paleomagnetism, paleogeographic origins, and uplift history of the Coast Range ophiolite at Mount Diablo, California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 597-603

  Hagstrum, Jonathan T ^a   Jones, David L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0005207658     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02785     Document Type: Article

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