Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

Lyatsky, Henry V.

The NE Pacific Ocean is considered the birthplace of many fundamental ideas for modern plate tectonics theory. In this book the orogenic belts of this region are discussed in a single, internally consistent tectonic concept. Geological information is considered the most reliable. Geophysical models are tested for compatibility with observable geological data. The new concept avoids force-fitting interpretations to preconceived assumptions regarding accreted far-traveled terranes in the Cordillera and continental-oceanic plate interactions in the entire region.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1996-04-04

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783540608424

DOI: 10.1007/BFb0011440

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 352