Tectonic evolution of northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern USA

Scott E. Johnson; Scott R. Paterson; John M. Fletcher; Gary H. Girty; David L. Kimbrough; Arturo Martín-Barajas

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Tectonic evolution of northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern USA

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Geological Society of America

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374

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https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE374

Geological Society of America

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9780813723747

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January 01, 2003

Geology and tectonics of the Baja California Peninsula and adjacent areas

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Richard L. Sedlock

Richard L. Sedlock

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.1

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Ophiolite and volcanic arc assemblages on the Vizcaino Peninsula and Cedros Island, Baja California Sur, México: Mesozoic forearc lithosphere of the Cordilleran magmatic arc

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David L. Kimbrough;

David L. Kimbrough

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Thomas E. Moore

Thomas E. Moore

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.43

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Four phases of Mesozoic deformation in the Sierra de San Andres Ophiolite, Vizcaíno Peninsula, west-central Baja California, México

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Richard L. Sedlock

Richard L. Sedlock

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.73

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Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the Peninsular Ranges of southern and Baja California

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Paul H. Wetmore;

Paul H. Wetmore

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Charles Herzig;

Charles Herzig

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Helge Alsleben;

Helge Alsleben

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Michelle Sutherland;

Michelle Sutherland

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Keegan L. Schmidt;

Keegan L. Schmidt

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Paul W. Schultz;

Paul W. Schultz

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Scott R. Paterson

Scott R. Paterson

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.93

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A model for the North America Cordillera in the Early Cretaceous: Tectonic escape related to arc collision of the Guerrero terrane and a change in North America plate motion

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Paul Umhoefer

Paul Umhoefer

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.117

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Paleomagnetism and geobarometry of the La Posta Pluton, California

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D. T. A. Symons;

D. T. A. Symons

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M. J. Walawender;

M. J. Walawender

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T. E. Smith;

T. E. Smith

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S. E. Molnar;

S. E. Molnar

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M. J. Harris;

M. J. Harris

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W. H. Blackburn

W. H. Blackburn

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.135

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Jurassic peraluminous gneissic granites in the axial zone of the Peninsular Ranges, southern California

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S. E. Shaw;

S. E. Shaw

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Victoria R. Todd;

Victoria R. Todd

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Marty Grove

Marty Grove

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.157

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Cretaceous plutons of the Peninsular Ranges Batholith, San Diego and westernmost Imperial Counties, California: Intrusion across a Late Jurassic continental margin

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Victoria R. Todd;

Victoria R. Todd

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Stirling E. Shaw;

Stirling E. Shaw

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Jane M. Hammarstrom

Jane M. Hammarstrom

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.185

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Geology and geochronology of granitic batholith complex, Sinaloa, México: Implications for Cordilleran magmatism and tectonics

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Christopher D. Henry;

Christopher D. Henry

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Fred W. McDowell;

Fred W. McDowell

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Leon T. Silver

Leon T. Silver

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.237

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Paired plutonic belts in convergent margins and the development of high Sr/Y magmatism: Peninsular Ranges Batholith of Baja California and Median Batholith of New Zealand

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Andrew J. Tulloch;

Andrew J. Tulloch

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David L. Kimbrough

David L. Kimbrough

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.275

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Geochronological constraints on the tectonic history of the Peninsular Ranges Batholith of Alta and Baja California: Tectonic implications for western México

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Amabel Ortega-Rivera

Amabel Ortega-Rivera

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.297

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Geothermal gradients in continental magmatic arcs; constraints from the eastern Peninsular Ranges Batholith, Baja California, Mexico

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David A. Rothstein;

David A. Rothstein

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Craig E. Manning

Craig E. Manning

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.337

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Late Cretaceous cooling of the east-central Peninsular Ranges Batholith (33 degrees N); relationship to La Posta Pluton emplacement, Laramide shallow subduction, and forearc sedimentation

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Marty Grove;

Marty Grove

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Oscar Lovera;

Oscar Lovera

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Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.355

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Temporal and spatial trends of Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary underplating Pelona and related schist beneath southern California and southwestern Arizona

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Marty Grove;

Marty Grove

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Carl E. Jacobson;

Carl E. Jacobson

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Andrew P. Barth;

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Ana Vucic

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.381

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Offset of Pliocene ramp facies at El Mangle by El Coloradito Fault, Baja California Sur: Implications for transtensional tectonics

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Markes E. Johnson;

Markes E. Johnson

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David H. Backus;

David H. Backus

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Jorge Ledesma-Vazquez

Jorge Ledesma-Vazquez

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Cenozoic volcanism and tectonics of the continental margins of the upper Delfin Basin, northeastern Baja California and western Sonora

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Michael Oskin;

Michael Oskin

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Joann Stock

Joann Stock

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.421

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The Quaternary Moctezuma volcanic field: A tholeiitic to alkali basaltic episode in the central Sonoran Basin and Range Province, Mexico

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Francisco A. Paz Moreno;

Francisco A. Paz Moreno

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Alain Demant;

Alain Demant

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https://doi.org/10.1130/0-8137-2374-4.439

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