Sequence stratigraphy of the Low Permian Abo member in the Robledo and Doña Ana Mountains near Las Cruces, New Mexico

New Mexico Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Mack, Greg H ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUSTACY; INCISED VALLEY; PERMIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION;

LAS CRUCES; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947706186     PISSN: 0196948X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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