Geochronology and geochemistry of the Francisco Gneiss: Triassic continental rift tholeiites on the Mexican margin of pangea metamorphosed and exhumed in a tertiary core complex

International Geology Review

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Keppie, J Duncan ^a   Dostal, J ^b   Miller, B V ^c   Ortega Rivera, A ^a   Quintana Roldán, Jaime ^a   Lee, J W K ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; RIFTING; THOLEIITE; TRIASSIC;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 31144458128     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.48.1.1     Document Type: Article

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