Late Cretaceous to miocene seamount accretion and mélange formation in the osa and burica peninsulas (Southern Costa Rica): Episodic growth of a convergent margin

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 328, Issue , 2009, Pages 411-456

  Buchs, David Marc ^a   Baumgartner, Peter Oliver ^a   Baumgartner Mora, Claudia ^a   Bandini, Alexandre Nicolas ^a   Jackett, Sarah Jane ^a   Diserens, Marc Olivier ^a   Stucki, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASALT; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; EPISODIC EVENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; LITHOLOGY; MELANGE; MIOCENE; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAMOUNT; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION;

COSTA RICA; OSA PENINSULA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PUNTARENAS;

CONIACIAN; OSA;

EID: 75249089921     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP328.17     Document Type: Article

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