Mantle plumes and mountains: The progress of southwestern North America across a plume may demonstrate a previously overlooked form of mountain building

American Scientist

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 146-153

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Oppliger, Gary L ^b   Brimhall Jr , George H ^b   Hynes, Andrew ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0007984529     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/1999.20.811     Document Type: Article

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