Editors: Edward G. Lidiak and David K. Larue
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This up-to-date account of the geology of the northeastern Caribbean plate boundary region is the first general summation of this region since the publication of the Decade of North American Geology series volume (H) on the Caribbean region (1990). The primary focus of this Special Paper is on the tectonics and geochemistry of the plate boundary, with emphasis on the island of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico trench, and adjacent areas. Following an introductory chapter on tectonic setting and stratigraphic correlations of the volcanic strata in Puerto Rico, five papers deal with geochemical aspects of these and related igneous rocks. A second group of three papers deals primarily with the tectonics and stratigraphy of Tertiary and younger rocks along the north coast of Puerto Rico and in the adjacent Puerto Rico trench. This volume makes an excellent companion text to GSA Special Papers 262 and 295; all three concern the circum-Caribbean plate margins.
Published: 3/03/1998
ISBN Number: 0813723221
Pages: 215
Product Category: Special Papers