Metamorphism of the deepest exposed arc rocks in the Cretaceous to Paleogene Cascades belt, Washington: Evidence for large-scale vertical motion in a continental arc

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-220

  Valley, P M ^a   Whitney, D L ^a   Paterson, S R ^b   Miller, R B ^c   Alsleben, H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascades; Continental arc; Metamorphism; Thermobarometry

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL ARC; CRETACEOUS; FAULT; GNEISS; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOGENE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037329234     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.2003.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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