Quaternary hinterland evolution of the active Banda Arc: Surface uplift and neotectonic deformation recorded by coral terraces at Kisar, Indonesia

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-161

  Major, Jonathan ^a   Harris, Ron ^a   Chiang, Hong Wei ^b   Cox, Nicole ^a,d   Shen, Chuan Chou ^b   Nelson, Stephen T ^a   Prasetyadi, Carolus ^c   Rianto, Arif ^c  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc continent collision; Banda Arc; Coral terraces; Kisar; Tridacna; U series dating

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; CORAL; DEFORMATION; ISLAND ARC; NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; SUBMARINE TERRACE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

BANDA ARC; INDONESIAN SEAS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; TRIDACNA;

EID: 84878215154     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.04.023     Document Type: Article

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