Late Miocene calc-alkalic volcanism in northwestern Mexico: An expression of rift or subduction-related magmatism?

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-310

  Mora Klepeis, Gabriela ^a,c   McDowell, Fred W ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Calc alkalic volcanism; Sonora; Tectonic interpretation; Tholeiitic volcanism

Indexed keywords

CALC ALKALINE ROCK; MIOCENE; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10644235396     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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