Geochemistry of carboniferous low metamorphic grade sedimentary and tholeiitic igneous rocks in the western Acatlán complex, southern Mexico: Deposition along the active western margin of Pangea

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-253

  Ortega Obregón, Carlos ^a   Keppie, J Duncan ^a   Murphy, Brendan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acatl n complex; Active margin; Carboniferous; Geochemistry; Mexico; Pangea

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955941333     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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