Metamorphic convergence of the upper and lower plates of the Vincent thrust, San Gabriel Mountains, southern California, USA

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 155-165

  Jacobson, C E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Metamorphism; Mylonite; Pelona Schist; Vincent thrust

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; METAMORPHISM; MYLONITE; THRUST;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030969823     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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