Structure of the accretionary prism, and the evolution of the Paleogene northern Caribbean subduction zone in the region of Camagüey, Cuba

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1130-1144

  van Hinsbergen, Douwe J J ^a   Iturralde Vinent, Manuel A ^b   van Geffen, Pim W G ^c   García Casco, Antonio ^d   van Benthem, Steven ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cuba   (Cuba)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arc continent collision; Caribbean; Serpentinite melange; Structural geology; Subduction accretion; Subduction erosion

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EROSION; GEODYNAMICS; MAGNESITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PILES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; CARIBBEAN; SERPENTINITE; SUBDUCTION ACCRETION; SUBDUCTION EROSION;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; CARIBBEAN PLATE; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; GEODYNAMICS; ISLAND ARC; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PALEOCENE; SERPENTINITE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMAGUEY; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 70350424160     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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