The Arcelia graben: New evidence for Oligocene Basin and Range extension in southern Mexico

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 455-458

  Jansma, Pamela E ^a   Lang, Harold R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANOES;

BASIN AND RANGE; ME-XICO; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; GEOACCUMULATION; GRABEN; OLIGOCENE; SUBSIDENCE; VOLCANIC ROCK; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; PALAEOGENE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; OAXACA; ARCELIA GRABEN; MEXICO;

EID: 0030881223     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0455:TAGNEF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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