Petrology and geochemistry of metaigneous rocks from a Grenvillian basement fragment in the Maya block: The Guichicovi complex, Oaxaca, southern Mexico

Precambrian Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-67

  Weber, Bodo ^a,c   Hecht, Lutz ^b  

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

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Granulite; Grenville; Metaigneous; Mexico; Oaxaquia

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; GRANULITE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EXPOSURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; MEXICO; MODEL; PETROLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; REVIEW; ROCK; VOLCANO;

MEXICO; OAXACA STATE;

EID: 0038201610     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00078-0     Document Type: Review

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