The timing of Late Cretaceous alkalic igneous activity in the northern Gulf of Mexico basin, southeastern USA

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 629-643

  Baksi, Ajoy K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS ROCKS;

USA;

EID: 0031400963     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515966     Document Type: Article

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