Subduction zone recycling processes and the rock record of crustal suture zones

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 633-654

  Scholl, David W ^a   von Huene, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCKS; CRUSTAL BLOCK; CRUSTAL MATERIALS; CRUSTAL THINNING; FOREARC; LINEAR RATE; RECYCLING PROCESS; ROCK BODIES; SUBDUCTION EROSION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TECTONIC PROCESS; UPPER PLATE;

COASTAL ZONES; EROSION; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BASEMENT ROCK; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; ROCK MECHANICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TERRANE;

EID: 77958118711     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-061     Document Type: Article

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