Subduction of arc basaltic andesite: Implications for the tectonic history of the southern New England Fold Belt

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 819-830

  Offler, Robin ^a   Glen, R A ^b   Hyodo, H ^c   Jiang, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Geological Survey of New South Wales   (Australia)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon argon dating; Calc alkaline rocks; Geochemistry; New England Fold Belt; Tectonic block

Indexed keywords

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15744375821     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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