| Abstract: | A mosaic of large lithospheric plates rims the Arctic Ocean Basin, and foldbelts between these plates contain numerous allochthonous microplates. A new model for continental drift and microplate accretion proposes that prior to the late Mesozoic the Kula plate extended from the Pacific into the Arctic. By a process of circumpolar drift and microplate accretion, fragments of the Pacific basin, including parts of the Kula plate, were cut off and isolated in the Arctic Ocean, the Yukon-Koyukuk basin in Alaska, and the Bering Sea. ?? 1980. |
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| Citation Author: | Churkin, Jr. , M.; Trexler, Jr. , J. H. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Earth and Planetary Science Letters |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Circum-arctic plate accretion - Isolating part of a pacific plate to form the nucleus of the Arctic Basin; 1980; Article; Journal; Earth and Planetary Science Letters; Churkin, Jr. , M.; Trexler, Jr. , J. H. |
| Citation Start Page: | 356 |
| Citation Volume: | 48 |
| Citation Year: | 1980 |
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| Text: | Circum-arctic plate accretion - Isolating part of a pacific plate to form the nucleus of the Arctic Basin; 1980; Article; Journal; Earth and Planetary Science Letters; Churkin, Jr. , M.; Trexler, Jr. , J. H. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00 -0600 |
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