Tectonic underplating of trench sediments beneath magmatic arcs: The central California example

International Geology Review

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-26

  Ducea, Mihai N ^a   Kidder, Steven ^b   Chesley, John T ^a   Saleeby, Jason B ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Subduction; Tectonics; Underplating

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FAULT ZONE; MAGMATISM; PACIFIC PLATE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE; THRUST FAULT; TRENCH; UNDERPLATING;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650677101     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810802602767     Document Type: Article

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