Mazatan metamorphic core complex (Sonora, Mexico): Structures along the detachment fault and its exhumation evolution

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 193-204

  Granillo, Ricardo Vega ^a   Calmus, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Detachment fault; Extension; Mazat n; Metamorphic core complex; Sonora

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC FEATURE; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

MEXICO; SONORA STATE;

EID: 0042282876     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(03)00066-X     Document Type: Article

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