Limits to northward drift of the Paleocene Cantwell Formation, central Alaska
Geology
By: John W. Hillhouse and C. S. Grommé
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Abstract
Volcanic rocks of the Paleocene Cantwell Formation in central Alaska apparently originated at a paleolatitude of 83°N (α95 = 9.7°), as indicated by paleomagnetic results. When compared with the Paleocene pole for the North American craton, the 95% confidence limits of the results suggest that terranes north of the Denali fault have moved no more than 550 km northward relative to the North American craton since Paleocene time.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Limits to northward drift of the Paleocene Cantwell Formation, central Alaska |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<552:LTNDOT>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 552 |
| Last page | 556 |