Neogene tilting of crustal panels near Wrangell, Alaska

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1061-1064

  Butzer, Chris ^a   Butler, Robert F ^a,b   Gehrels, George E ^a   Davidson, Cameron ^c   O'Connell, Kristin ^c   Crawford, Maria Luisa ^d  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^c CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coast orogen; Neogene crustal extension; Paleomagnetism; Southeast Alaska

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL PANELS; MAFIC DIKES; NEOGENE TILTING; STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRUSTAL EXTENSION; LATE OLIGOCENE; PALEOMAGNETIC DIRECTIONS; PALEOMAGNETISM; SOUTHEAST ALASKA;

BAROMETERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEVEES; STRUCTURAL PANELS; GEOLOGY;

GEOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM;

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; COAST; CRETACEOUS; NEOGENE; OROGENY; TILT;

ALASKA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WRANGELL MOUNTAINS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 11044229202     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20855.1     Document Type: Article

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