Actively evolving microplate formation by oblique collision and sideways motion along strike-slip faults: An example from the northeastern Caribbean plate margin

Tectonophysics

Volumn 246, Issue 1-3, 1995, Pages 1-69

  Mann, Paul ^a   Taylor, F W ^a   Edwards, R Lawrence ^b   Ku, Teh Lung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CARIBBEAN PLATE; GONAVE MICROPLATE; MICROPLATE FORMATION; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; OBLIQUE COLLISION; STRIKE SLIP FAULT;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HAITI;

EID: 0029510270     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(94)00268-E     Document Type: Article

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