Recognition of ocean plate stratigraphy in accretionary orogens through Earth history: A record of 3.8 billion years of sea floor spreading, subduction, and accretion
Ocean plate stratigraphy (OPS) is a term used to describe the sequence of sedimentary and
volcanic rocks deposited on oceanic crust substratum from the time it forms at a spreading …
volcanic rocks deposited on oceanic crust substratum from the time it forms at a spreading …
Geological constraints on the mechanisms of slow earthquakes
The recognition of slow earthquakes in geodetic and seismological data has transformed the
understanding of how plate motions are accommodated at major plate boundaries. Slow …
understanding of how plate motions are accommodated at major plate boundaries. Slow …
Mélanges and mélange-forming processes: a historical overview and new concepts
Mélanges represent a significant component of collisional and accretionary orogenic belts
and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved …
and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved …
Anatomy of a subduction complex: Architecture of the Franciscan Complex, California, at multiple length and time scales
J Wakabayashi - International Geology Review, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The Franciscan Complex of California records over 150 million years of continuous E-
dipping subduction that terminated with conversion to a dextral transform plate boundary …
dipping subduction that terminated with conversion to a dextral transform plate boundary …
Eyre Creek mélange: An accretionary prism shear-zone mélange in Caples terrane rocks, Eyre Creek, northern Southland, New Zealand
KS Pound, RJ Norris, CA Landis - New Zealand Journal of Geology …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The Eyre Creek Mélange, a north–northwest trending 0.5–1 km-wide zone within Caples
Terrane rocks in northern Southland, New Zealand, is composed of phyllonite and mylonitic …
Terrane rocks in northern Southland, New Zealand, is composed of phyllonite and mylonitic …
Mechanisms and processes of stratal disruption and mixing in the development of mélanges and broken formations: Redefining and classifying mélanges
The terms mélange and broken formation have been used in different ways in the literature.
The lack of agreement on their definition often leads to confusion and misinterpretations. An …
The lack of agreement on their definition often leads to confusion and misinterpretations. An …
The Caribbean-Colombian Cretaceous igneous province: The internal anatomy of an oceanic plateau
AC Kerr, J Tarney, GF Marriner, A Nivia… - Geophysical …, 1997 - books.google.com
Oceanic large igneous provinces such as the Ontong Java Plateau, the Nauru Basin,
Manihiki Plateau, and the Kerguelen Plateau, with 10-40 km thick crustal sections [eg, Coffin …
Manihiki Plateau, and the Kerguelen Plateau, with 10-40 km thick crustal sections [eg, Coffin …
Recognizing OIB and MORB in accretionary complexes: A new approach based on ocean plate stratigraphy, petrology and geochemistry
I Safonova, S Maruyama, S Kojima, T Komiya… - Gondwana …, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a new approach for recognizing the origin of accreted basaltic rocks based on
ocean plate stratigraphy (OPS), and on the petrology and geochemistry of basalts from mid …
ocean plate stratigraphy (OPS), and on the petrology and geochemistry of basalts from mid …
The late Archean Schreiber–Hemlo and White River–Dayohessarah greenstone belts, Superior Province: collages of oceanic plateaus, oceanic arcs, and subduction …
The late Archean (ca. 2.80–2.68 Ga) Schreiber–Hemlo and White River–Dayohessarah
greenstone belts of the Superior Province, Canada, are supracrustal lithotectonic …
greenstone belts of the Superior Province, Canada, are supracrustal lithotectonic …
[HTML][HTML] Kinematic analysis of mélange fabrics: examples and applications from the McHugh Complex, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
TM Kusky, DC Bradley - Journal of Structural Geology, 1999 - Elsevier
Permian to Cretaceous mélange of the McHugh Complex on the Kenai Peninsula, south-
central Alaska includes blocks and belts of graywacke, argillite, limestone, chert, basalt …
central Alaska includes blocks and belts of graywacke, argillite, limestone, chert, basalt …