Peralkaline ignimbrites of middle Miocene age in central Sonora: Review of the stratigraphy and significance of Tertiary volcanism;Ignimbritas hiperalcalinas del Mioceno medio en Sonora Central: Revaluación de la estratigrafía y significado del volcanismo terciario

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-67

  Vidal Solano, Jesús R ^a,b   Paz Moreno, Francisco A ^a   Demant, Alain ^b   López Martínez, Margarita ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mexico; Middle Miocene; Peralkaline volcanism; Sonora

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250757179     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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