Measurement of tectonic surface uplift rate in a young collisional mountain belt

被引：85

作者：

Abbott, LD

Silver, EA

Anderson, RS

Smith, R

Ingle, JC

Kling, SA

Haig, D

Small, E

Galewsky, J

Sliter, W

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ,DEPT EARTH SCI,SANTA CRUZ,CA 95064

[2] GEOINFORMAT TECHNOL,FRESNO,CA 93710

[3] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT GEOG & ENVIRONM SCI,STANFORD,CA 94305

[4] UNIV WESTERN AUSTRALIA,DEPT GEOL & GEOPHYS,PERTH,WA 6009,AUSTRALIA

[5] US GEOL SURVEY,WESTERN GEOL MAPPING TEAM,MENLO PK,CA 94025

来源：

NATURE | 1997年 / 385卷 / 6616期

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D O I：

10.1038/385501a0

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Measurement of the rate of tectonically driven surface uplift is crucial to a complete understanding of mountain building dynamics. The lack of a suitable rock record typically prevents determination of this quantity, but the unusual geology of Papua New Guinea's Finisterre mountains makes measurement of this rate possible. The tectonic surface uplift rate at the Finisterre range is 0.8-2.1 mm yr(-1), approximately that expected to arise from crustal thickening.

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页码：501 / 507

页数：7

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