Structural and stratigraphic evolution of the rio grande rift, Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 867-891

  Ingersoll, Raymond V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY; RIFT ZONE; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

COLORADO; NEW MEXICO; RIO GRANDE RIFT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035734266     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810109465053     Document Type: Article

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