Lithospheric instability in obliquely convergent margins: San Gabriel Mountains, southern California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Billen, Magali I ^a   Houseman, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; Oblique convergence; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; INSTABILITY; LITHOSPHERE; MOHO; OROGENIC BELT; UPLIFT; VISCOSITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542498731     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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