Some speculations on the paleogene and neogene tectonics of Jamaica

Geological Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 563-572

  Draper, Grenville ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domino tectonics; Jamaica; Neotectonics; Tectonic inversion; Transpression

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THINNING; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; GRABEN; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NEOGENE; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOGENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSPRESSION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

EID: 66149138469     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1124     Document Type: Article

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