Late Quaternary tectonism along the Pacific coast of the California: a contrast in style

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 146, Issue , 1998, Pages 179-197

  Orme, Antony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TERRACE;

MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032297296     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.146.01.10     Document Type: Article

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