Eocene volcanism above a depleted mantle slab window in southern Alaska

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 140-158

  Cole, Ronald B ^a   Nelson, Steve W ^b   Layer, Paul W ^c   Oswald, Peter J ^d  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adakite; Alaska; Eocene; Slab window; Talkeetna Mountains; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; ALASKA; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSITS; SLAB WINDOW; VOLCANISM;

DEFORMATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EOCENE; PLATE BOUNDARY; VOLCANISM;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 31444436842     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25658.1     Document Type: Review

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