Stratigraphy and tectonics of the guadalajara region and triple-junction area, western mexico

International Geology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-140

  Rosas Elgukra, José ^a   Ferrari, Luca ^a   Martinez, Margarita LóPez ^b   Urrutia Fucugauchi, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VOLCANISM;

MEXICO, JALISCO STATE;

EID: 0031458976     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465263     Document Type: Article

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