Pre-Miocene palaeogeography of the Los Cabos Block, Baja California Sur: Geochronological and palaeomagnetic constraints

Tectonophysics

Volumn 318, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 53-69

  Schaaf, P ^a   Bohnel H ^a   Perez Venzor J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California; Geochronology; Palaeogeography; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

MEXICO;

EID: 0343729374     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00306-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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