Microtextures on quartz grains in the beach sediments of Puerto Peñasco and Bahia Kino, Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico;Microtexturas de granos de cuarzo de los sedimentos de playa de Puerto Peñasco y Bahía Kino, Golfo de California, Sonora, México

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 367-379

  Madhavaraju, Jayagopal ^a   García y Barragán, Juan Carlos ^a   Hussain, Shaik Mohammad ^b   Mohan, Saidapet Pachaiveedu ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Gulf of california; Mexico; Microtextures; Quartz grains; Sonora

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349773382     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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