Westward younging disposition of Philippine ophiolites and its implication for arc evolution

Island Arc

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-317

  Yumul Jr , Graciano P ^a,b  

^a University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^b Department of Science and Technology ^*  (Philippines)

Author keywords

Ophiolites; Philippine Sea Plate; Philippines; Space time relationship; Sundaland Eurasian margin

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; ISLAND ARC; MELANGE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OPHIOLITE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA;

SOLEIDAE;

EID: 34249808505     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2007.00573.x     Document Type: Review

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