Stratigraphy of El Chanate Group (Late Cretaceous) and its implications for the tectonic evolution of northwestern Sonora, Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-120

  Jacques Ayala, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

El Chanate Group; Late Cretaceous; Mexico; Sonora; Stratigraphy; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249158859     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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