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English: Model of tectonic forces affecting Cascadia ("Siletz terrane" of Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia), showing subduction of Juan de Fuca Plate and convergence with the North American continent, and the north-directed compression affecting the terranes in the trough above the subduction zone. Exposures of Metchosin and Crescent Formations (Siletz Volcanics) shown in black ("Eocene mafic crust"). Figure 5a from Parsons, et al., 1999, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104(B8):18,015—18,039. Publisher disclaims copyright.
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Author Parsons, et al. See description.
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