Pre-Cenozoic plutonic rocks in mainland Alaska
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Published:January 01, 1994
Abstract
Studies during the past decade have revealed that much of Alaska consists of a collection of generally far-traveled tectonostratigraphic terranes, most of which were transported to their present locations and accreted to North America in late Mesozoic to early Tertiary time (Jones and others, 1984; Silberling and others, this volume). This collage results in the exceedingly complex geologic and tectonic framework that constitutes much of present-day Alaska.
Magmatic activity in Alaska was influenced by a host of factors, including many involving plate interactions, such as the rate of subduction, the angle of dip, the motion of individual plates, and...
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The Geology of Alaska

You get a comprehensive overview of the geology, tectonic evolution, and mineral resources of Alaska and adjacent areas of the continental margin. Plates include state-wide maps showing geology, physiography, lithotectonic terranes, metamorphic rocks, igneous rocks, sedimentary basins, isotopic age data, neotectonics, isostatic gravity, magnetics, and metallic mineral deposits. Summaries of bedrock geology and geologic history are given for eleven large regions of Alaska and adjacent offshore areas. Twenty topical chapters synthesize data on metamorphic and igneous rocks; major onshore and offshore sedimentary basins; the paleomagnetics evidence for latitudinal displacements and rotations, glacial history and periglacial phenomena; and the occurrence, evolution, and potential of Alaska's vast resources of petroleum, coal, and metallic minerals. A summary chapter provides an overview and presents a possible model for Alaska's Phanerozoic evolution. The Geology of Alaska is the largest publication produced in the Decade of North American Geology program, a fitting tribute to this magnificent area.