Volcanism and its relationship to recent crustal movements in the Canadian Cordillera

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Souther, J. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Yukon; Queen Charlotte; Andreas; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e70-054; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e70-054

"Compressive" folding, thrusting, and transcurrent fault movement have occurred during late Tertiary and Recent times in parts of southeastern Alaska and southern Yukon west of a line joining the Denali, Queen Charlotte, and San Andreas fault systems. East of this line "compressive&qu...