Trans-Alaska Crustal Transect and continental evolution involving subduction underplating and synchronous foreland thrusting

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-270

  Fuis, Gary S ^a   Moore, Thomas E ^a   Plafker, George ^a   Brocher, Thomas M ^a   Fisher, Michael A ^a   Mooney, Walter D ^a   Nokleberg, Warren J ^a   Page, Robert A ^a   Beaudoin, Bruce C ^a,b,c   Christensen, Nikolas I ^d   Levander, Alan R ^e   Lutter, William J ^a,d   Saltus, Richard W ^f   Ruppert, Natalia A ^g  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Continental growth; Foreland thrusting; Plate tectonics; Subduction; Trans Alaska Crustal Transect; Underplating

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL GROWTH; FORELAND THRUSTING; SUBDUCTION; UNDERPLATING;

COASTAL ZONES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETION; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FORELAND BASIN; MOHO; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PLATE TECTONICS; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC WEDGE; TERRANE; THRUST; UNDERPLATING; VOLCANISM;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BROOKS RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAINT ELIAS MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449086337     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24257A.1     Document Type: Article

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