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GSA Special Papers
Contributions to the Geology of the Bering Sea Basin and Adjacent Regions
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Geological Society of America

Volume
151
Copyright:
© 1975 Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813721514
Publication date:
January 01, 1975
Book Chapter
Paleomagnetic Studies and Tectonics in the Aleutian Islands
Author(s)
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Published:January 01, 1975
Paleomagnetic vector directions were obtained for rocks collected in the Near Islands, the Andreanof Islands, and the Fox Islands. Potassium-argon dating indicates that the oldest of the extrusive rocks associated with the latest phase of volcanism in the Andreanof Islands are less than 0.5 m.y. old, and those in the Fox Islands about 2 m.y. old. The paleomagnetic directions for Miocene and younger rocks generally coincide with the field expected for an axial dipole, implying that no significant tectonic movement has taken place since the rocks were formed. This is in contrast to the generally steeply dipping Eocene rocks. On...
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