Chilliwack composite terrane in northwest Washington: Neoproterozoic–Silurian passive margin basement, Ordovician–Silurian arc inception

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Brown, E. H., Gehrels, G. E., Valencia, V. A.
• Other Authors: Colpron, Maurice
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2010
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Yukon; East Sound; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e10-047; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/E10-047; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/E10-047

The Chilliwack composite terrane in northwest Washington is part of an assemblage of mid-Paleozoic arc terranes extending from California to Alaska. Some terranes bear evidence of exotic origin, whereas others apparently formed proximal to western Laurentia, posing a complex problem in unraveling th...