SDSU Geological Sciences - Thesis Defense - Jamie Purcell
By: tcarrasc Physical and Chemical Properties of the Winterhaven Metavolcanic Member: Implications for Igneous Petrogenesis
Jamie Purcell
B.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty
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ABSTRACT
Lying in southeastern California between Indian Pass and Picacho State Recreation Area is the ~440 m thick, Jurassic Winterhaven Formation. This unit has been metamorphos
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