Geology and paleomagnetism of El Potrero pluton, Baja California: Understanding criteria for timing of deformation and evidence of pluton tilt during batholith growth

Tectonophysics

Volumn 424, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Chávez Cabello, Gabriel ^a   Molina Garza, Roberto ^a   Delgado Argote, Luis ^b   Contreras Flores, Rubén ^c   Ramírez, Elisa ^b   Ortega Rivera, Amabel ^a   Böhnel, Harald ^a   Lee, James ^d  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

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

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baja California; Batholith; Emplacement mechanisms; Magnetic fabric; Paleomagnetism; Peninsular Ranges

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLUTON; TECTONIC SETTING;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748178825     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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