Geologic signature of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 371, Issue , 2003, Pages 19-49

  Bradley, Dwight ^a   Kusky, Tim ^b   Haeussler, Peter ^a   Goldfarb, Rich ^c   Miller, Marti ^a   Dumoulin, Julie ^a   Nelson, Steven W ^a   Karl, Sue ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretionary prism; Brittle faulting; Chugach Prince William terrane; Gold mineralization; Massive sulfide deposits; Ridge subduction; Sanak Island; Triple junction

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; GEODYNAMICS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GOLD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; PRISMS; SEA LEVEL; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE; GOLD MINERALIZATION; MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS; RIDGE SUBDUCTION; SANAK ISLAND; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

FAULT SLIPS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ASTHENOSPHERE; BATHYMETRY; FAULTING; FORELAND BASIN; GOLD; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBSIDENCE; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; BROOKS RANGE; CHUGACH MOUNTAINS; COAST RANGES; FOX ISLANDS; NORTH SLOPE; PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY; SANAK ISLAND; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84870945168     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2371-X.19     Document Type: Article

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