The Briggs Creek Amphibolite, Klamath Mountains, Oregon: Its metamorphism and accretion to the continental margin of western North America

Geologiya i Geofizika

Volumn , Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-32

  Coleman, R G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accretion sw oregon; Amphibolite; Metamorphism; Nevadan accretion; Radiometric ages; Subduction

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EID: 26844518959     PISSN: 00167886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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