Are the Venezuelan fault systems part of the southern Caribbean plate boundary?

Carlos Schubert

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journal article Jun 01, 1981

Are the Venezuelan fault systems part of the southern Caribbean plate boundary?

Carlos Schubert

Geologische Rundschau Vol. 70 No. 2 pp. 542-551 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Carlos Schubert (1981). Are the Venezuelan fault systems part of the southern Caribbean plate boundary?. Geologische Rundschau, 70(2), 542-551. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01822134

Are the Venezuelan fault systems part of the southern Caribbean plate boundary?

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