Geochemistry of Paleozoic basalts from the Juchatengo complex of southern Mexico: Tectonic implications

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-544

  Grajales Nishimura, J M ^a   Centeno Garcia, E ^a   Keppie, J D ^a   Dostal, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

MEXICO;

EID: 0033500271     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(99)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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