A subduction primer for instructors of introductory-geology courses and authors of introductory-geology textbooks

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-228

  Stern, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL EDUCATION; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0031663435     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-46.3.221     Document Type: Article

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