Harper Creek and Cuyamaca Reservoir gneisses, CLMSZ: Late Jurassic plutons of the Peninsular Ranges batholith

Conference · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States)

OSTI ID:5023471

Miller, J; Girty, G H; Girty, M S ^[1]

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1. State Univ., San Diego, CA (United States). Dept. of Geological Sciences

The Cuyamaca Laguna Mountains shear zone (CLMSZ), southern California, has been interpreted to represent east-over-west thrusting resulting from Early Cretaceous arc-continent collision. Near Pine Valley, the western margin of the CLMSZ is underlain by the Harper Creek (HCg) and Cuyamaca Reservoir (CRg) gneisses. U-Pb zircon studies indicate ages of 161 [+-] 17 Ma and 156 [+-] 12 Ma for the Hcg and an age of 158 Ma for the CRg. Geochemically the HCg and CRg are calc-alkaline and peraluminous. Trace element data suggest a magmatic arc setting. Modal and normative mineralogy suggest granodioritic and tonalitic protoliths. Mineral assemblages indicate upper greenschist facies to lower amphibolite grade conditions during deformation. The HCg and CRg were deformed prior to the emplacement of the adjacent 118 [+-] 9 Ma Pine Valley pluton. Structural fabrics described above suggest NE-SW contraction and subvertical extension and are thus compatible with the arc-continent collisional model proposed by earlier workers.

• OSTI ID: 5023471
• Report Number(s): CONF-9305259--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) Journal Volume: 25:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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