Stratigraphic record of Triassic-Jurassic collisional tectonics in the Blue Mountains province, northern Oregon

American Journal of Science

Volumn 307, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1167-1193

  Dorsey, Rebecca J ^a   LaMaskin, Todd A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASIN EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKENING; FOREARC BASIN; ISLAND ARC; JURASSIC; MAGMATISM; PLATE TECTONICS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SUBDUCTION; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TERRANE; THRUST; TRIASSIC; UNCONFORMITY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

BLUE MOUNTAINS [UNITED STATES]; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WALLOWA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 41749108896     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/10.2007.03     Document Type: Article

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