Orbicular granite sills in the Mazatán core complex, Sonora, Mexico

Orbicular granites are unusual rocks, and the presence of a large outcrop within the Mazatán metamor­phic core complex, Sonora, Mexico, was unexpected. This is the second orbicular rock outcrop recognized in Mexico, after the San Pedro Mártir gabbro in Baja California. Sierra Mazatán is the souther...

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Main Authors: Olivier Monod, Efrén Pérez-Segura, Didier Richard, Thierry Calmus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2019-01-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
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Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/1169
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Summary:Orbicular granites are unusual rocks, and the presence of a large outcrop within the Mazatán metamor­phic core complex, Sonora, Mexico, was unexpected. This is the second orbicular rock outcrop recognized in Mexico, after the San Pedro Mártir gabbro in Baja California. Sierra Mazatán is the southernmost metamorphic core complex in the northern Cordillera, which resulted of Mesozoic crustal thickening, followed by Tertiary extensional tectonics… in order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.  
ISSN:1026-8774
2007-2902