First sedimentary record of the pre-obduction convergence in New Caledonia: Formation of an Early Eocene accretionary complex in the north of Grande Terre and emplacement of the 'Montagnes Blanches' nappe

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 479-491

  Maurizot, Pierre ^a  

^a Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres   (France)

Author keywords

Accretionary prism; Eocene; Foreland basin; New Caledonia; Norfolk ridge; Paleocene; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; FLYSCH; FORELAND BASIN; GONDWANA; NAPPE; OBDUCTION; OPHIOLITE; PALEOCENE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

GRANDE TERRE; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; NORFOLK RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84856063918     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.182.6.479     Document Type: Article

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