East-west variations in age, chemical and isotopic composition of the Laramide batholith in southern Sonora, Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 543-563

  Roldán Quintana, Jaime ^a   McDowell, Fred W ^b   Delgado Granados, Hugo ^a   Valencia Moreno, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Laramide batholith; Mexico; Southern Sonora; Volcanic arc

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949594001     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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