Continuing evolution of the Pacific-Juan de Fuca-North America slab window system-A trench-ridge-transform example from the Pacific Rim

Tectonophysics

Volumn 464, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 30-42

  McCrory, Patricia A ^a   Wilson, Douglas S ^b   Stanley, Richard G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forearc volcanism; Microplate capture; Plastic deformation; Plate kinematics; San Andreas fault; Slab windows

Indexed keywords

FOREARC VOLCANISM; MICROPLATE CAPTURE; PLATE KINEMATICS; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLAB WINDOWS;

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; MECHANICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

WINDOWS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FOREARC BASIN; JUAN DE FUCA PLATE; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 58049186129     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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