The geotectonic story of the northwestern branch of the Caribbean Arc: Implications from structural and geochronological data of Cuba

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 328, Issue , 2009, Pages 361-398

  Stanek, K P ^a   Maresch, W V ^b   Pindell, J L ^c,d  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Tectonic Analysis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; COLLISION ZONE; CRETACEOUS; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; JURASSIC; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE;

BAHAMAS; CUBA;

EID: 75249095459     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP328.15     Document Type: Article

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