Structural, geochemical and geochronological analysis of metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks of the Coatlaco area, Acatlán Complex, southern Mexico

Tectonophysics

Volumn 461, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 311-323

  Grodzicki, K R ^a   Nance, R D ^a   Keppie, J D ^b   Dostal, J ^c   Murphy, J B ^d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acatl n Complex; Canoas unit; Coatlaco unit; Rheic Ocean

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOZOIC; PROVENANCE; ZIRCON;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 55549141182     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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