Tectonic emplacement of serpentinite southeast of san jose, California

International Geology Review

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 494-505

  Page, Benjamin M ^a   De Vito, Leo A ^b   Coleman, Robert G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPIR; EMPLACEMENT; OPHIOLITE; SERPENTINITE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032846242     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819909465154     Document Type: Article

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