Mesozoic interaction of the Kula plate and the western margin of north america

Autor: Brass, G.W., Mattes, B.W., Reid, R.P., Whitman, J.M.
Zdroj: Tectonophysics; January 1983, Vol. 99 Issue: 2 p231-239, 9p
Abstrakt: Oceanic crust west of North America at the beginning of the Jurassic belonged to the Kula plate. The development of the western margin of North America since the Jurassic reflects interaction with the Kula plate, the Kula-Farallon spreading center and the Farallon plate. The Kula plate ceased to exist in the Paleocene and later developments were caused by interaction of the Farallon plate and, subsequently, collision with the East Pacific Rise.
Databáze: Supplemental Index