Tectonic evolution of forearc nappes of the active Banda arc-continent collision: Origin, age, metamorphic history and structure of the Lolotoi Complex, East Timor

Tectonophysics

Volumn 479, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 66-94

  Standley, Carl E ^a   Harris, Ron ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion; Arc continent collision; Banda Arc; East Timor; Lolotoi Complex; Lu Hf age; Metamorphism; Structure; U Pb age

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BASALTIC ANDESITE; COMPLEX NATURE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DETRITAL ZIRCON; DETRITAL ZIRCON GRAINS; EAST TIMOR; FOREARC; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GREENSCHIST; HF ANALYSIS; KINEMATIC INDICATORS; LATE MIOCENE; METABASITES; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; METAPELITES; MICA SCHISTS; MIOCENE; NORMAL FAULTS; OLIGOCENE; PEAK PRESSURE; PHYLLITE; PLIOCENE; PROTOLITHS; SEDIMENTARY COVERS; STRIKE-SLIP DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL MAPPING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THOLEIITIC BASALTS; VOLCANIC ARC;

ALUMINOSILICATES; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CAVITY RESONATORS; DEFORMATION; GARNETS; HAFNIUM; MICA; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; FOREARC BASIN; ISLAND ARC; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; BANDA ARC; EURASIA; INDONESIAN SEAS; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; TIMOR-LESTE;

EID: 70450225261     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.034     Document Type: Article

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