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Structure and thermochronology of basement/cover relations along the Defiance uplift (AZ and NM), and implications regarding Laramide tectonic evolution of the Colorado Plateau

George H. Davis, Lauren J. Reeher, Gilby Jepson, Barbara Carrapa, Peter G. Decelles and Kayla M. Chaudoir
American Journal of Science November 2022, 322 (9) 1047-1087; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/09.2022.02

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Structure and thermochronology of basement/cover relations along the Defiance uplift (AZ and NM), and implications regarding Laramide tectonic evolution of the Colorado Plateau
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