Equatorial origin for Lower Jurassic radiolarian chert in the Franciscan Complex, San Rafael Mountains, southern California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 613-626

  Hagstrum, Jonathan T ^b   Murchey, Benita L ^b   Bogar, Robert S ^a,b  

^a Century West Engineering Corporation   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRANCISCAN COMPLEX; JURASSIC; PALAEOMAGNETISM; RADIOLARIAN CHERT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN RAFAEL MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0029772618     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02854     Document Type: Article

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