Stratigraphic redefinition of the Zihuatanejo area, southwestern Mexico;Redefinición estratigráfica del área de Zihuatanejo, suroeste de México

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 412-430

  Martini, Michelangelo ^a   Ferrari, Luca ^b   López Martínez, Margarita ^c   Valencia, Victor ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Guerrero terrane; La Uni n Zihuatanejo assemblage; Mexico; Stratigraphy; Zihuatanejo

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649700781     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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