Jurassic Magmatism and Tectonics of the North American Cordillera
- ISBN-10
- 0813722993
- ISBN-13
- 9780813722993
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 425
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Geological Society of America
- Authors
- David M. Miller, Cathy Busby
Description
Demonstrating the multidisciplinary approach currently used to understand Jurassic magmatism and tectonics in western North America, 19 papers report a wealth of new data in the fields of structural geology, igneous petrology and isotope geochemistry, geochronology, sedimentology, and volcanology. T
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