Lithospheric control on the initiation of the Yellowstone hotspot: Chronic reactivation of lithospheric scars

International Geology Review

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 305-324

  Tikoff, Basil ^a   Benford, B ^a   Giorgis, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CORRELATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; HOT SPOT; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PACIFIC PLATE; SHEAR ZONE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSTENSION;

IDAHO; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549089982     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.50.3.305     Document Type: Article

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