Orogeny in arc-continent collision: The Banda arc and western New Guinea
1991; Geological Society of America; Volume: 19; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019 2.3.co;2
ISSN1943-2682
AutoresRobert J. McCaffrey, G. A. Abers,
Tópico(s)Geological and Geophysical Studies
ResumoResearch Article| June 01, 1991 Orogeny in arc-continent collision: The Banda arc and western New Guinea Robert MCCaffrey; Robert MCCaffrey 1Department of Geology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geoffrey A. Abers Geoffrey A. Abers 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robert MCCaffrey 1Department of Geology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 Geoffrey A. Abers 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York 10964 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (6): 563–566. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019 2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Robert MCCaffrey, Geoffrey A. Abers; Orogeny in arc-continent collision: The Banda arc and western New Guinea. Geology 1991;; 19 (6): 563–566. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Eastern Indonesia contains a modern continent-island-arc collision that demonstrates how a complex juxtaposition of continental and oceanic elements can occur in an orogenic belt.Shallow earthquakes show that strike-slip faulting transports large crustal blocks into, out of, and along the collision zone while crustal shortening and thickening occur by steep-angle thrust faulting near the strike-slip faulting. Whereas strike-slip faulting is paramount in positioning Australian continental rocks so as to enclose the oceanic and island-arc rocks of eastern Indonesia, its role may be overshadowed by the contemporaneous thrusting and may confuse geologic interpretations of the resulting orogenic belt. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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