Bouguer gravity anomalies and regional crustal structure in central mexico

International Geology Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-194

  Urrutia Fucugauchi, Jaime ^a   Flores Ruiz, Jesus Hernan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; MAGMATIC ARC;

MEXICO;

EID: 0030431653     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465330     Document Type: Article

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