Preface. Mexican Volcanic Belt. Part 1 Part 1
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The Mexican Volcanic Belt (MVB) is a 20 - 70 km-broad structure which extends roughly east-west from Veracruz on the coast of Gulf of Mexico to near Puerto Vallarta in the west (Mooser, 1972).
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