Timing of deformation and accretion of the Antimonio terrane, Sonora, from paleomagnetic data

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1131-1134

  Molina Garza, Roberto S ^a   Geissman, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MAGNETIZATION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

JURASSIC; LATE CRETACEOUS; LATE JURASSIC; NORTH AMERICAN; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; PRIMARY REMANENCE; TECTONIC MODELS; TRIASSIC-JURASSIC;

REMANENCE;

ACCRETION; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; IGNEOUS ROCK; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; JURASSIC; PALAEOMAGNETISM; TERRANE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SONORA; ANTIMONIO TERRANE; MEXICO;

EID: 0030427353     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<1131:TODAAO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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