Tectonic framework of the upper Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic Alava sequence: a revised view of the polygenetic Taku terrane in southern southeast Alaska

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Rubin, Charles M., Saleeby, Jason B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press 1991
• Subjects: Crawford; Stikine; Taku; Ketchikan; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/e91-080

Fragments of upper Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic metavolcanic and metasedimentary sequences of the Taku terrane are exposed discontinuously along a narrow belt in southeast Alaska and form a distinct lithostratigraphic package in the Ketchikan area called the Alava sequence. Crinoidal and argillaceou...