Deformation and metamorphism of the marble mountain and pony camp areas, western triassic and paleozoic belt, central klamath mountains, northwestern california

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 411-451

  Miller, David E ^a   Ernst, W G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; TERRANE;

CALIFORNIA; USA;

EID: 0031704555     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465218     Document Type: Article

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