The Early Cretaceous Arperos oceanic basin (western Mexico). Geochemical evidence for an aseismic ridge formed near a spreading center - Comment

Tectonophysics

Volumn 292, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 321-326

  Elías Herrera, Mariano ^a   Ortega Gutiérrez, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 0346966134     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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