Geologic and Tectonic Evolution of Annette, Gravina, Duke, and Southern Prince of Wales Islands, Southeastern Alaska

• Main Author: Gehrels, George Ellery
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: California Institute of Technology 1986
• Subjects: Alexander terrane; Prince of Wales Islands; southeastern Alaska; phd; plutonic rocks; thesis; Descon Formation; gps; Geology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; volcanic rocks; Yukon; Transantarctic Mountains; Pacific; New Zealand; Byrd; Prince of Wales Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7907/pavf-pm10; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03142019-142709345

Annette, Gravina, Duke, and southern Prince of Wales Islands are underlain primarily by Cambrian (and perhaps Proterozoic) through Triassic volcanic, sedimentary, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. These rocks belong to the Alexander terrane, which is a coherent tectonic fragment that underlies much o...