Paleomagnetism and geobarometry of the la Posta pluton, California

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 374, Issue , 2003, Pages 135-155

  Symons, D T A ^a   Walawender, M J ^b   Smith, T E ^a   Molnar, S E ^a,c   Harris, M J ^a   Blackburn, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Geobarometry; Geotectonics; Paleomagnetism; Peninsular Ranges batholith

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MAGNETITE;

CRETACEOUS; GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTECTONICS; PALEOMAGNETISM; PENINSULAR RANGES BATHOLITH;

GEOMAGNETISM;

AMPHIBOLE; BATHOLITH; CRETACEOUS; GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY; GRANITOID; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLUTONISM; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TITANOMAGNETITE;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; COAST RANGES; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PENINSULAR RANGES;

EID: 84870893045     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.135     Document Type: Article

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