Composition, metamorphic grade, and origin of metabasites in the bermeja complex, puerto rico

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 722-747

  Schellekens, Johannes H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METABASITE; METAMORPHISM;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0032448078     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465234     Document Type: Article

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