Late Silurian plutons in Yucatan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 17727-17735

  Steiner, M B ^a   Walker, J Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCK; SILURIAN; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

BELIZE, MAYA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030435543     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00174     Document Type: Article

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