Reappraisal of the geology and geochemistry of volcán zamorano, central Mexico: Implications for discriminating the sierra madre occidental and Mexican Volcanic belt provinces

International Geology Review

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 724-752

  Verma, Surendra P ^a   Carrasco Núñez, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

MEXICO; SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 0142187143     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.45.8.724     Document Type: Article

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