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

Lon D. Abbott, Eli A. Silver, Robert S. Anderson, Randall Smith, James C. Ingle, Stanley A. Kling, David Haig, Eric Small, Joseph Galewsky and William S. Sliter
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Lon D. Abbott: University of California
Eli A. Silver: University of California
Robert S. Anderson: University of California
Randall Smith: Geolnformation Technology
James C. Ingle: Stanford University
David Haig: University of Western Australia
Eric Small: University of California
Joseph Galewsky: University of California
William S. Sliter: Western Geologic Mapping Team-Mail Stop 975

Nature, 1997, vol. 385, issue 6616, 501-507

Abstract: Abstract 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 mmyr-1, approximately that expected to arise from crustal thickening.

Date: 1997
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