Two-stage subduction history under North America inferred from multiple-frequency tomography
Eastward subduction of oceanic tectonic plates has shaped the geologic history of western North America over the past 150 million years. The mountain-building and volcanism that brought forth the spectacular landscapes of the West are credited to the vast ancient Farallon plate, which interacted mec...
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Nature Publishing Group
2008
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