Eric Cowgill

Relict Basin Closure Inferred from Detrital Zircon Provenance in the Caucasus: A Solution to Missing Arabia-Eurasia Convergence? part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:2016 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
This abstract page presents geological research using U-Pb detrital zircon provenance data from the Caucasus to argue that relict Mesozoic back-arc basin closure accommodated significant Arabia-Eurasia convergence, explaining shortening deficits and plate deceleration during continental collision, within the context of the 2016 Structure and Tectonics Forum hosted by the On the Cutting Edge professional development program.