Geological-tectonic framework of Solomon Islands, SW Pacific: Crustal accretion and growth within an intra-oceanic setting

Tectonophysics

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 35-60

  Petterson, M G ^a   Babbs, T ^b   Neal, C R ^c   Mahoney, J J ^d   Saunders, A D ^b   Duncan, R A ^e   Tolia, D ^a   Magu, R ^a   Qopoto, C ^a   Mahoa, H ^a   Natogga, D ^a  

^a Min Ener Water and Mineral Rsrc   (Solomon Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c 236 Hesburgh Center for International Studies   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion; Basement geochemistry; Island arcs; Ocean plateaus; Solomon Islands; Terrains

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; SOLOMON ISLANDS;

ACCRETION; BASEMENT ROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; TERRANE;

SOLOMON ISLANDS;

EID: 0033555181     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00214-5     Document Type: Article

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