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Structure of the crust in the conterminous United States

January 1, 1973

On the basis of the newest interpretations of all sufficiently long seismic profiles, a contour map of the Mohorovičić discontinuity for the conterminous United States is compiled. Differences from earlier interpretations are discussed.

    Citation Information

    Publication Year 1973
    Title Structure of the crust in the conterminous United States
    DOI 10.1016/0040-1951(73)90108-X
    Authors David H. Warren, J. H. Healy
    Publication Type Article
    Publication Subtype Journal Article
    Series Title Tectonophysics
    Index ID 70010020
    Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
    USGS Organization Earthquake Science Center