Location and migration of Miocene-Quaternary volcanic arcs in the SW Pacific region

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Mortimer, N ^a   Gans, P B ^b   Palin, J M ^c   Meffre, S ^d   Herzer, R H ^a   Skinner, D N B ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

geochronology; New Zealand; subduction; tectonics; volcanism

Indexed keywords

ARC MAGMATISM; BACK-ARC BASIN; EARLY MIOCENE; HOT SPOT; LATE MIOCENE; MIOCENE; NEARSHORES; NEW ZEALAND; PLIOCENE; SUBDUCTION; U-PB AGES; VOLCANIC ARC;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BACKARC BASIN; HOT SPOT; ISLAND ARC; MIOCENE; PLATE MOTION; QUATERNARY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANISM; XENOLITH;

KERMADEC ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); RAOUL ISLAND;

EID: 75849161763     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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