Mesozoic tectonics and paleogeography of the western U. S. and the adjacent Pacific basin

Conference · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA)

OSTI ID:6266141

Dilek, Y ^[1]

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1. Getty Conservation Institute, Marina del Rey, CA (USA)

Recent geological, geochemical, and geochronological information from Jurassic and older ophiolite complexes and arc rocks in northern California provides new interpretations for Mesozoic tectonics of the western US and the adjacent Pacific basin. This information is discussed in conjunction with the Mesozoic tectonics and paleogeography of the western United States and the Pacific Ocean.

• OSTI ID: 6266141
• Report Number(s): CONF-900702-; CODEN: AABUD
• Journal Information: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA), Vol. 74:6; Conference: 5. Circum-Pacific energy and mineral resources conference, Honolulu, HI (USA), 29 Jul - 3 Aug 1990; ISSN 0149-1423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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58 GEOSCIENCES
CALIFORNIA
TECTONICS
OREGON
BASALT
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOLOGIC HISTORY
GEOLOGY
JURASSIC PERIOD
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
PACIFIC OCEAN
SEDIMENTARY BASINS
STRATIGRAPHY
VOLCANIC ROCKS
CHEMISTRY
FEDERAL REGION IX
FEDERAL REGION X
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
MESOZOIC ERA
NORTH AMERICA
ROCKS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
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