Geology of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1631, 2002, Pages 1-30

  Rankin, Douglas W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCK;

VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

EID: 0346268836     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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