Geology of the boundary between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the Guadalajara region, western Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-15

  Rossotti, Andrea ^a   Ferrari, Luca ^b   López Martinez, Margarita ^c   Rosas Elguera, José ^d  

^a CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geology; Guadalajara; Mexico; Sierra Madre Occidental; Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012676915     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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