Pseudotachylites in the Eastern Peninsular Ranges of California

Tectonophysics

Volumn 321, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-277

  Wenk, Hans Rudolf ^a   Johnson, Lane R ^a   Ratschbacher, Lothar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ar Ar geochronology; Earthquake mechanisms; Melt; Peninsular Ranges; Pseudotachylites; Seismic energy

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; STRESS FIELD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033937337     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00064-0     Document Type: Article

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