Large-magnitude Oligo-Miocene extension in southern Sonora: Implications for the tectonic evolution of northwest Mexico

Tectonics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 388-408

  Gans, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSION; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031449363     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC00496     Document Type: Article

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