The Tatsheshini shear zone (new) in southwestern Yukon, Canada: Comparison with the Coast shear zone in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska and implications regarding the Shakwak suture

Tectonics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 512-528

  Lowey, G W ^a  

^a Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CRETACEOUS; PLATE TECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TURBIDITE;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0034452169     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999TC001119     Document Type: Article

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