Transition from subduction to arc-continent collision: Geologic and neotectonic evolution of Savu Island, Indonesia

Geosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-171

  Harris, Ron ^a   Vorkink, Michael W ^a   Prasetyadi, Carolus ^b   Zobell, Elizabeth ^a   Roosmawati, Nova ^a   Apthorpe, Marjorie ^c  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta   (Indonesia)

^c Apthorpe Palaeontology Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; GONDWANA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; THRUST FAULT; TRIASSIC; UPLIFT;

BANDA ARC; INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIA; INDONESIAN SEAS; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAVU; SUNDA ARC; SUNDA ISLES;

ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 70449719725     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00209.1     Document Type: Article

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