Cenozoic extension and magmatism in the North American Cordillera: The role of gravitational collapse

Tectonophysics

Volumn 342, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 407-433

  Liu, Mian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and Range; Extension; Magmatism; Metamorphic core complex; North American Cordillera

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEODYNAMICS; GRAVITY; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035691076     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00173-1     Document Type: Article

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