Proterozoic and cenozoic subduction complexes: A comparison of geometric features

Tectonics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 575-581

  Van Der Velden, Arie J ^a   Cook, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

GEOPHYSICS; TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEEP SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; GEOMETRIC FEATURE; INDIVIDUAL FEATURES; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE REFLECTIONS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 0033431820     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999TC900011     Document Type: Article

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