The processes of underthrusting and underplating in the geologic record: Structural diversity between the Franciscan Complex (California), the Kodiak Complex (Alaska) and the Internal Ligurian Units (Italy)

Geological Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-152

  Meneghini, F ^a,b   Marroni, M ^a,c   Moore, J C ^b   Pandolfi, L ^a,c   Rowe, C D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Franciscan Complex; Hydrofracture; Kodiak Complex; Ligurian Units; Melange; Sediment thickness; Subduction; Underplating

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DEFORMATION; FOLDING; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MELANGE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC PLATE; THRUST; UNDERPLATING;

ALASKA; CALIFORNIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIGURIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149136515     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1144     Document Type: Article

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