| Abstract: | The Koyukuk terrane consists of volcanic, volcaniclastic, and plutonic rocks which range from Late Paleozoic to Early Cretaceous in age. The terrane crops out in a U-shaped belt which is roughly paralleled by outer belts of ultramafic rocks, oceanic plate basalts and cherts, and retrograded blueschist facies rocks of continental protolith. These rocks have been interpreted as components of a volcanic arc terrane that collided with the North American continental margin in Early Cretaceous time. The Koyukuk terrane consists of four time-stratigraphic units: (1) pre-Middle Jurassic basalts, (2) Middle and Late Jurassic granitic rocks, (3) lower Lower Cretaceous volcanic rocks, and (4) upper Lower Cretaceous volcanic rocks. Limited chemical data from the basalts of unit 1 indicate that they were erupted in a nonarc tectonic environment, possibly in an oceanic island or back arc setting. Units, 2, 3, and 4 have the characteristics of subduction-related volcanic rocks. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Box, S. E.; Patton, Jr, W. W. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Geophysical Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Igneous history of the Koyukuk terrane, western Alaska: constraints on the origin, evolution, and ultimate collision of an accreted island arc terrane; 1989; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; Box, S. E.; Patton, Jr, W. W. |
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| Citation Volume: | 94 |
| Citation Year: | 1989 |
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| Text: | Igneous history of the Koyukuk terrane, western Alaska: constraints on the origin, evolution, and ultimate collision of an accreted island arc terrane; 1989; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; Box, S. E.; Patton, Jr, W. W. |
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| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00 -0600 |
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