Subduction initiation along transform faults: The proto-franciscan subduction zone

Lithosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 484-496

  Shervais, John W ^a   Choi, Sung Hi ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BASALT; MAGNESITE; MELTING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSFORM FAULTS; VOLCANOES;

ABYSSAL PERIDOTITES; CALC-ALKALINE ROCKS; COAST RANGE OPHIOLITES; DECOMPRESSION MELTING; FRANCISCAN COMPLEX; PALEOSUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBDUCTION INITIATION; VOLCANIC ASSEMBLAGES;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DATA PROCESSING; DECOMPRESSION; FRACTURE ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OPHIOLITE; SERPENTINE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

EID: 84866975893     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L153.1     Document Type: Article

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