Gravity modeling of the Colorado mineral belt

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 154, Issue , 2005, Pages 99-106

  McCoy, Annie M ^a,c   Roy, Mousumi ^a   Treviño, Leandro ^b   Keller, G Randy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c John Shomaker and Associates Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84936158185     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/154GM08     Document Type: Chapter

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