Geochemical evidence for a rift-related origin of bimodal volcanism at meseta rio San Juan, north-central mexican volcanic belt

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 475-493

  Verma, Surendra P ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MIOCENE; VOLCANISM;

MESETA RIO SAN JUAN; MEXICO; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 0035173745     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810109465027     Document Type: Article

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