Stratigraphy, geochemistry and tectonic significance of the Tertiary Volcanic sequences of the Taxco-Quetzalapa region, Southern Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-180

  Morán Zenteno, Dante J ^a   Alba Aldave, Leticia A ^a   Martinez Serrano, Raymundo G ^a   Reyes Salas, Margarita A ^a   Corona Esquivel, Rodolfo ^a   Ángeles García, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mexico; Quetzalapa; Stratigraphy; Taxco; Tectonics; Tertiary; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011439415     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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