Tectonic Evolution of the Chugach-Prince William Terrane: Geochemistry of the Orca Group Volcanic Rocks in Eastern Prince William Sound, Alaska

• Main Authors: Fryer, Karen H., Young, Elaine K., Davidson, Cameron, Garver, John I.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ OWU 2015
• Subjects: Knight Island; Pacific; Orca; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/geol_geog_pubs/4

Geologic evidence indicates that slab window subduction modified the forearc basin in the Chugach-Prince William terrane (CPW), producing marine basalts interbedded and structurally interleaved with the Paleocene flysch of the CPW. A similar model is proposed for the nearly coeval Crescent Formation...