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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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Sigloch, K, McQuarrie, N, Nolet, G
التنسيق: Journal article
اللغة:English
منشور في: Nature Publishing Group 2008