The mechanics of continental extension in western North America: implications for the magmatic and structural evolution of the Great Basin
- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- Vol. 117 (1-2), 59-71
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821x(93)90117-r
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