The Round Mountain serpentinite mélange, northern Coast Ranges of California: An association of backarc and arc-related tectonic units

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-123

  Huot, F ^a   Maury, R C ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Arc; Backarc; Coast Range ophiolite; Franciscan Complex; Geochemistry; M lange

Indexed keywords

MAGMATIC PROCESSES;

ROCKS; SHEARING; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOLOGY;

BACKARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; MELANGE; MESOZOIC; PETROLOGY; SERPENTINITE; TECTONIC SETTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879883211     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2002)114<0109:TRMSML>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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