Neogene collision and deformation of convergent margins along the backbone of the Americas

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 204, Issue , 2009, Pages 67-83

  Von Huene, R ^a,b   Ranero, C R ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEFORMATION FRONT; RIDGE SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION EROSION; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

DEFORMATION;

COCOS PLATE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEFORMATION; NAZCA PLATE; NEOGENE; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UPLIFT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77949859751     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.1204(03)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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