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Geology of a large intact extensional oceanic arc crustal section with superior exposures : Cretaceous Alisitos Arc, Baja California (Mexico) /

The Rosario segment of the Cretaceous Alisitos arc (Baja California, Mexico) is arguably the best-exposed structurally intact and unmetamorphosed oceanic arc crustal section on Earth. The gently tilted, 50-km-long section exposes the transition from upper-crustal volcanic rocks to mid-crustal pluton...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Busby, Cathy, 1951- (Author), Morris, Rebecca A. (Geologist) (Author), DeBari, Susan M., 1962- (Author), Medynski, Sarah (Author), Putirka, Keith D. (Keith Daniel) (Author), Andrews, Graham D. M. (Author), Schmitt, Axel K. (Author), Brown, Sarah R. (Geologist) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colorado : Geological Society of America, [2023].
Series:Special papers (Geological Society of America) ; 560.
Subjects:
Island arcs > Mexico > Baja California (Peninsula)
Calderas > Mexico > Baja California (Peninsula)
Geology, Stratigraphic > Cretaceous.
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) > Environmental conditions.

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