Physical volcanology, sedimentology and geochemistry of the Mid-Cretaceous Chisana Formation, south-central Alaska: implications for models of Wrangellia composite terrane accretion

• Main Author: Manselle, Patrick
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alaska; Gravina Nutzotin Belt; Chisana Formation; Island Arc Accretion; Wrangellia Composite Terrane; Subduction; Beaver Lake; Bonanza; Yukon; Yakutat
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39752

Master of Science Department of Geology Matthew E. Brueseke Currently, there are two main models for Mesozoic suturing of the Wrangellia composite terrane in the North American Cordillera. Studies from southeastern Alaska and British Columbia suggest that collision of the Wrangellia composite terran...