Origin of the amphibolite "sole" of the Josephine ophiolite: Emplacement of a cold ophiolite over a hot arc

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 296-313

  Harper, Gregory D ^a   Grady, Kristen ^a   Coulton, Angela J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; JOSEPHINE OPHIOLITE; MAGMATIC ARC; OPHIOLITE; UNDERTHRUSTING;

USA, CALIFORNIA; USA, OREGON;

EID: 0029749881     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95TC02525     Document Type: Article

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