Tectonic history of Sumba Island, Indonesia, since the Late Cretaceous and its rapid escape into the forearc in the Miocene

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 453-479

  Rutherford, E ^a   Burke, K ^a   Lytwyn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Late Cretaceous; Tectonic history of Sumba Island; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; ISLAND ARC; SEISMIC DATA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY; VOLCANISM;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0035001533     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(00)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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