Stromatolites, tufas and travertines of El Morro section: Deposits related to the first marine incursion in the Santa Rosalía Basin, Baja California Sur;Estromatolitos, tufas y travertinos de la sección El Morro: Depósitos relacionados con la primera incursión marina en la Cuenca de Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-158

  Miranda Avelés, Raúl ^a,b   Beraldi Campesi, Hugo ^a   Puy Alquiza, María Jesús ^b   Carreño, Ana Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gulf of California; Mexico; Santa Rosalia Basin; Stromatolite; Travertine; Tufa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646587013     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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