The Antimonio Formation in Sonora, Mexico, and the Triassic-Jurassic boundary

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 418-428

  González León, Carlos M ^a   Taylor, David G ^b   Stanley Jr , George D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONIO FORMATION; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSGRESSION; TRIASSIC/JURASSIC BOUNDARY;

MEXICO, SONORA;

EID: 0029731563     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-031     Document Type: Article

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