Geodynamic evolution of southern Costa Rica related to low-angle subduction of the Cocos Ridge: Constraints from thermochronology

Tectonophysics

Volumn 348, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 187-204

  Grafe K ^a,c   Frisch, W ^a   Villa, I M ^b   Meschede, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cocos Ridge; Costa Rica; Fission track dating; Geochronology; Ridge subduction; Thermal history

Indexed keywords

COCOS PLATE; FISSION TRACK DATING; NEOGENE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

COSTA RICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036072553     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(02)00113-0     Document Type: Article

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