New constraints on the age and evolution of the Wishbone Ridge, southwest Pacific Cretaceous microplates, and Zealandia - West Antarctica breakup

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Mortimer, N ^a   Hoernle, K ^b   Hauff, F ^b   Palin, J M ^c   Dunlap, W J ^d   Werner, R ^e   Faure, K ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Tethys Geoconsulting GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Dating; Geochemistry; Gondwana; Southwest Pacific; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GONDWANA; MICROPLATES; WISHBONE RIDGE; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DATING; INTRA-OCEANIC SUBDUCTION SYSTEM; SOUTHWEST PACIFIC;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRETACEOUS; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; MAGMATISM; MICROPLATE; OCEANIC CRUST; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; ANTARCTICA; CHATHAM RISE; DENMARK; OSBOURN TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); SJAELLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33645214934     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22168.1     Document Type: Article

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