An overview of Precambrian rocks in Sonora
The oldest stratified rock recognized in NW Sonora (and in Mexico) are deformed muscovite-quartz schists, quartzites, and biotite-quartzofeldspathic gneisses near Caborca, which are cut by calcalkaline intrusives ranging from 1,710 to 1,750 m.y. in age. Southwest of Caborca, upper amphibolite facie...
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| Main Authors: | Thomas H. Anderson, Leon T. Silver |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas |
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| Online Access: | https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/1318 |
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