Long-term evolution of subduction zones and the development of wide magmatic arcs

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-110

  Urrutia Fucugauchi, Jaime ^a   Morton Bermea, Ofelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ancient magmatic arcs; Geochronology; Northern Mexico; Southwestern United States; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; MAGMATIC ARC; MESOZOIC; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

MEXICO; USA;

EID: 0030728377     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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