Suprasubduction-zone ophiolite generation, emplacement, and initiation of subduction: A perspective from geochemistry, metamorphism, geochronology, and regional geology

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 122, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1548-1568

  Wakabayashi, John ^a   Ghatak, Arundhuti ^b   Basu, Asish R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAST RANGE OPHIOLITES; FRANCISCAN COMPLEX; ISOTOPIC DATA; MID-OCEAN-RIDGE; OCEANIC ISLAND BASALTS; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PROTOLITHS; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONES; SUPRASUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTINGS; THIN SHEET; ZONE MODEL;

BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OPHIOLITE; PROTOLITH; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRACE ELEMENT;

COAST RANGES;

SOLEIDAE;

EID: 77956466486     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30017.1     Document Type: Article

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