Major ignimbrites and volcanic centers of the copper canyon area: A view into the core of Mexico's sierra Madre Occidental

Geosphere

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 125-141

  Swanson, Eric R ^a   Kempter, Kirt A ^b   McDowell, Fred W ^c   McIntosh, William C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calderas; Ignimbrite; Mexico; Sierra madre occidental; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CANYON; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; IGNIMBRITE; ROAD; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY; SURVEY; TUFF; VOLCANISM;

BARRANCA DEL COBRE; CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA MADRE [MEXICO]; SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL;

EID: 34248659274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00042.1     Document Type: Article

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