A lower crustal extension to a midcrustal magma body in the Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25283-25291

  Schlue, John W ^a   Aster, Richard C ^a   Meyer, Robert P ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUST (LOWER); CRUSTAL ROOT; EXTENSION; MAGMA BODY;

USA, NEW MEXICO, RIO GRANDE RIFT;

EID: 0030433482     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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