Crustal structure and signatures of recent tectonism as influenced by ancient terranes in the western United States

Geosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-157

  Gilbert, Hersh ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEFORMATION; ISLAND ARC; SEISMIC DATA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; CALIFORNIA; IDAHO; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861862855     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00720.1     Document Type: Article

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