Characterization of the Alamo Creek Basalt, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-128

  Carman Jr , Max F ^a   Stewart, Randall M ^b   Casey, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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