Waning Miocene subduction and arc volcanism in Baja California: The San Luis Gonzaga volcanic field

Tectonophysics

Volumn 318, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 27-51

  Martín, Arturo ^a   Fletcher, John M ^a   López Martínez, Margarita ^a   Mendoza Borunda, Ramón ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arc; Baja California; Middle Miocene; Petrology; Tectonics; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; VOLCANISM;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034629521     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00305-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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