Geologic and tectonic development of the Caribbean plate boundary in northern Central America
| Other Authors: | Mann, Paul, 1956- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boulder, Colo. :
Geological Society of America,
2007.
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| Physical Description: |
v, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Series: |
Special papers (Geological Society of America) ;
428. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references. Overview of the tectonic history of northern Central America -- Present motion and deformation of the Caribbean plate -- Geodetic measurements from Honduras and Nicaragua -- Transtensional deformation of the western Caribbean-North America plate boundary zone -- Tectonic terranes of the Chortis block based on integration of regional aeromagnetic and geologic data -- Cretaceous intra-arc rifting, sedimentation, and basin inversion in east-central Honduras -- Colon fold belt of Honduras -- Chortis block and intraoceanic Caribbean arc -- Petrogenesis of Central American tertiary ignimbrites and associated Caribbean Sea -- Tephra. |
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| Physical Description: |
v, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780813724287 0813724287 |