Lithospheric structure along the Queen Charlotte margin in western Canada: Constraints from flexural modeling

J. Prims; K. P. Furlong; K. M.M. Rohr; R. Govers

doi:10.1007/s003670050013

Lithospheric structure along the Queen Charlotte margin in western Canada: Constraints from flexural modeling

J. Prims, K. P. Furlong, K. M.M. Rohr, R. Govers

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Abstract

The Queen Charlotte fault zone along the western margin of Canada, a right-lateral transform, is part of the boundary between the Pacific and North America plates. Combining reflection and refraction surveys and flexural modeling, we place limits on the amount of underthrusting of the Pacific plate beneath the North America plate. Results from our two-dimensional elastic modeling suggest 10-15 km of underthrusting along the northern Queen Charlotte Islands, in agreement with the amount of underthrusting inferred from plate motion models.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	94-99
Number of pages	6
Journal	Geo-Marine Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s003670050013
State	Published - 1997

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Oceanography
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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