Indenter-tectonics in the Philippines: Example from the Palawan microcontinental Block - Philippine Mobile Belt collision

Resource Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-198

  Yumul Jr , Graciano P ^a,b   Dimalanta, Carla B ^a   Tamayo Jr , Rodolfo A ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Indenter; Manila Trench; Oceanic bathymetric high; Palawan; Philippine Fault Zone; Philippine Trench; Philippines; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; COLLISION; INDENTATION; MIOCENE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONICS;

MIMAROPA; PALAWAN [MIMAROPA]; PALAWAN [PALAWAN (PRV)]; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 27744484206     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2005.tb00240.x     Document Type: Article

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