Mechanics of active magmatic intraplating in the Rio Grande Rift near Socorro, New Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Pearse, J ^a   Fialko, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAGMATISM; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; RIFT ZONE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UPLIFT;

NEW MEXICO; RIO GRANDE RIFT; SOCORRO [NEW MEXICO]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955140029     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006592     Document Type: Article

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