The Ocean Basins and Margins: Volume 7A The Pacific Ocean

1. North Pacific Sediments.- I. Introduction.- II. Framework of Sedimentation.- III. Prior Mapping and Studies.- IV. Sediment Characterization.- V. Distribution of Major Sediment Types.- VI. Distribution of Dominant Sedimentary Components.- VII. Summary: The Sedimentary Processes and Provinces of the North Pacific Ocean.- References.- 2. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sedimentation in the Pacific Ocean Basin.- I. Introduction.- II. Framework of Sedimentation.- III. Mesozoic Sedimentation.- IV. Cenozoic Sedimentation.- V. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 3. Pacific Plate Motion Recorded by Linear Volcanic Chains.- I. Introduction.- II. Late Tertiary Volcanic Chains.- III. Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary Volcanic Chains.- IV. Pacific Plate Motion in the Hot Spot Reference Frame.- V. Conclusions.- References.- 4. Mid-America: Tectonic Setting for the Pacific Margin from Southern Mexico to Northwestern Colombia.- I. Introduction.- II. Regional Tectonic Framework.- III. Tectonic Plates and Crustal Blocks.- IV. Regional Tectonic History: Interpretations and Problems.- References.- 5. The Northern Andes: A Review of the Ecuadoran Pacific Margin.- I. Introduction.- II. Geological Framework.- III. Correlation and Geological History.- IV. Summarized Tectonic Interpretation.- References.- 6. The Central Andes: Peru and Bolivia.- I. Introduction.- II. Crystalline Basement.- III. The Eastern Cordillera.- IV. Paleozoic Sediments and Plutonism in the Arequipa Massif.- V. Development of the West Peruvian Trough.- VI. Discussion: Comparision of the Geotectonic Cycles in the Eastern and Western Cordilleras.- VII. Conclusion.- References.- 7. The Southern Andes.- I. Introduction.- II. The Pre-Andean Basement.- III. Characteristic Features of the Pre-Andean Basement.- IV. Geotectonic Interpretation of the Paleozoic Evolution.- V. The Andean Orogenic Evolution.- References.- 8. The Sea of Okhotsk—Kuril Islands Ridge and Kuril—Kamchatka Trench.- I. Introduction.- II. The Sea of Okhotsk.- III. The Kuril Islands Ridge and Kuril—Kamchatka Trench.- References.- 9. Sea of Japan and Ryukyu Trench-Arch Back-Arc System.- I. Introduction.- II. Crustal and Mantle Structures of the Sea of Japan.- III. Paleoenvironment of the Sea of Japan in the Late Neogene and Quaternary.- IV. Models and Age Constraints for Formation of the Sea of Japan.- V. Structures and Tectonics of the Ryukyu Arc and the Okinawa Trough.- References.- 10. The Bonin Arc.- I. Introduction.- II. Bottom Topography.- III. Geophysical Data.- IV. Stratigraphy and Structure.- V. Possibility of Active Back-Arc Spreading.- VI. Tectonics of the Junction Area in the Northern Margin.- VII. Discussion and Summary.- References.- 11. Taiwan: Geology, Geophysics, and Marine Sediments.- I. Introduction.- II. Geology.- III. Geophysics.- IV. Marine Sediment Distribution.- References.- 12. New Guinea and the Western Melanesian Arcs.- I. Introduction.- II. Major Subdivisions.- III. History of Geological Investigations.- IV. Geological Evolution.- V. Marine Basins.- VI. Plate Tectonic Evolution.- VII. Further Work.- References.- 13. The Solomon Islands.- I. Introduction.- II. History of Investigations.- III. Geology of the Solomon Islands.- IV. Marine Geology.- References.- 14. The Vanuata Island Arc: An Outline of the Stratigraphy, Structure and Petrology.- I. Introduction.- II. Stratigraphical and Structural Subdivisions.- III. Outline of the Stratigraphy.- IV. Arc Structure.- V. Resumé—Brief Geodynamic History of Vanuata.- VI. Petrological Survey of the Volcanic Rocks.- VII. Discussion.- References.