Structure of the rift basins in the central Gulf of California: Kinematic implications for oblique rifting

Tectonophysics

Volumn 409, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 19-38

  Aragón Arreola, Manuel ^a   Morandi, María ^b   Martín Barajas, Arturo ^a   Delgado Argote, Luis ^a   González Fernández, Antonio ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Guaymas Basin; Gulf of California; Oblique rifting; Seismic reflection; Strain partition; Yaqui Basin

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; KINEMATICS; RIFT ZONE; STRAIN PARTITIONING;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 28444480687     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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