Did Westward Subduction Cause Cretaceous-Tertiary Orogeny in the North American Cordillera? (Special Paper (Geological Society of America))

Did Westward Subduction Cause Cretaceous-Tertiary Orogeny in the North American Cordillera Introduction -- Geological Overview Of The Cordillera -- Why Current Models Fail -- The Passive Margin And Westward Correlations -- Fold-thrust Belt And Exotic Slices -- The Hinterland Belt -- Failed Subduction Of North America -- Age Of Thrusting And Collision -- Exotic Rocks Generally Considered Part Of North America -- The Superterrane -- The Suture -- Slab Break-off Magmas And The Segmented North American Plate -- Cordilleran-type Batholiths And Subducted Crust -- Postcollisional Magmatism On North America -- Triangle Zone -- Mojave-sonoran Segment -- The Case For The Phoenix Fault -- Mojave-sonora Megashear And Orocopia-pelona-rand Schists -- Porphyry Copper Deposits -- Baja-bc And Strike-slip Faults -- Origin And Significance Of Early To Mid-tertiary Extension -- Summary Of The Evolution Of The Cordilleran Orogen. Robert S. Hildebrand. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 54-71).