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Caribbean tectonics and relative plate motionsDuring the last century, three different ways of interpreting the tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean have been proposed, taking into account the Bailey Willis School of a permanent pre-Jurassic deep sea basin, the Edward Suess School of a subsided continental terrain, and the Alfred Wegener School of continental separation. The present investigation is concerned with an outline of an interpretation which follows that of Pindell and Dewey (1982). An attempt is made to point out ways in which the advanced hypotheses can be tested. The fit of Africa, North America, and South America is considered along with aspects of relative motion between North and South America since the early Jurasic. Attention is given to a framework for reconstructing Caribbean plate evolution, the evolution of the Caribbean, the plate boundary zones of the northern and southern Caribbean, and the active deformation of the Caribbean plate.
Document ID
19850028424
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Burke, K.
(New York, State University Albany, NY; Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, United States)
Dewey, J. F.
(New York, State Univesity Albany, NY; Durham, University, Durham, United Kingdom)
Cooper, C.
(Rice University Houston, TX; New York, State University, Albany, NY, United States)
Mann, P.
(Texas, University Austin, TX; New York, State University, Albany, NY, United States)
Pindell, J. L.
(Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co., Houston, TX; New York, State University Albany, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Geological Society of America
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
85A10575
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF 76-14754
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF 78-03319
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3389
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-155
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Public
Copyright
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