The fate of the Colorado Plateau - a view from the mantle

US Geological Survey Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 2158, 1998, Pages 203-222

  Mutschler, Felix E ^a   Larson, Edwin E ^b   Gaskill, David L ^c  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; MANTLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032423896     PISSN: 00831093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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