Evolution of Middle America and the in situ Caribbean Plate model

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 328, Issue , 2009, Pages 127-138

  James, Keith H ^a,b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Consultant Geologist ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CARIBBEAN PLATE; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; ISLAND ARC; JURASSIC; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; SEDIMENT; SEISMIC DATA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 75249106215     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP328.4     Document Type: Article

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