Questa baseline and premining ground-water quality investigation 18. Characterization of brittle structures in the Questa caldera and their potential influence on bedrock ground-water flow, Red River Valley, New Mexico

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1729, 2006, Pages

  Caine, Jonathan Saul ^a  

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AQUILEGIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; QUESTA;

EID: 84875240039     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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