Tectonic models for the formation of arc-shaped convergent zones and backarc basins

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 383, Issue , 2004, Pages 237-258

  Schellart, W P ^a,b   Lister, G S ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc; Arc parallel compression; Backarc; Extrusion tectonics; Gravitational collapse; Slab rollback

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STARS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BACK-ARC; BACK-ARC EXTENSIONS; COMPRESSION MODEL; EXTRUSION TECTONICS; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; SLAB ROLLBACK; STRIKE-SLIP STRUCTURES; TECTONIC MODELS;

TECTONICS;

BACKARC BASIN; BUOYANCY; COLLAPSE; COMPRESSION; DEFORMATION; EXTRUSION; LITHOSPHERE; MOUNTAIN; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REGION; SLAB; TECTONICS;

EID: 79951795483     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2383-3(2004)383[237:TMFTFO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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