Tectonic model explaining divergent contraction directions along the Cascadia subduction margin, Washington

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 929-932

  McCrory, Patricia A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

ACCRETIONARY; COMPLEX PATTERN; COMPRESSIONAL; REGIONAL PATTERN; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC MODELS; THRUST FAULTS; THRUST SYSTEMS; CASCADIA; WASHINGTON;

FAULTING;

ACCRETION; CONTRACTION; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONICS; CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; USA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030430696     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0929:TMEDCD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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