Paleomagnetic study of the Valle de Santiago volcanics, Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, Mexico

• Published in: Geofísica internacional Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 217 - 230
• Main Authors: Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Rosa María Uribe-Cifuentes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 01.12.1999
• Subjects: Michoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field; Paleomagnetism; Plio-Quaternary; Tectonics; Valle de Santiago

The Valle de Santiago area of the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field is characterized by a 7 km by 50 km NNW-SSE trending cluster of 20 maars, 13 in a smaller sub-area. This volcanic lineament may be associated with a pre-existing fault or zone of structural weakness, which is approximately normal...