Accretion of the Ontong Java plateau to the Solomon arc: A historical perspective

Tectonophysics

Volumn 389, Issue 3-4 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 127-136

  Wyn Hughes, Geraint ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Malaita; Ontong Java plateau; Solomon arc

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONVERGENT MARGIN; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; ISLAND ARC;

MELANESIA; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

EID: 5144224620     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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