Deformation mechanism paths for oceanic rocks during subduction and accretion: the Mesozoic forearc of Alexander Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of the Geological Society
• Main Authors: Doubleday, P. A., Tranter, T. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 1994
• Subjects: Alexander Island; Lully Foothills; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ocean Island
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516022/; https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.151.3.0543

The LeMay Group of Alexander Island, Antarctica, is a Mesozoic accretionary prism that contains slivers of ocean floor and ocean island material, accreted under a range of conditions and depths. It provides a rare opportunity to compare the deformation mechanism paths between oceanic and trench-fill...