Carboniferous tholeiitic dikes in the Salada unit, Acatlán Complex, southern Mexico: A record of extension on the western margin of Pangea;Diques toleíticos del Carbonífero en la unidad Salada, Complejo Acatlán, sur de México: Un registro de extensión en el margen occidental de Pangea

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-142

  Morales Gámez, Miguel ^a,b   Duncan Keppie, J ^a   Dostal, Jaroslav ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Laboratorio Interinstitucional de Magnetismo Natural Sede Tacámbaro Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Tacámbaro   (Mexico)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acatl n Complex; Carboniferous; Geochemistry; Mexico; Pangea

Indexed keywords

EID: 69349105590     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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