Reconstruction of Jurassic paleogeography of part of southwestern North America: Some relevant factors

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

OSTI ID:5437494

Anderson, T H; Kohn, M ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Geology and Planetary Science

A tectonic restoration has been initiated with the objective of reconstructing the paleogeography of the middle Jurassic volcanic and plutonic belt in part of southwestern North America west and southwest of the Colorado Plateau. Consideration of displacements of stratigraphic or tectonostratigraphic elements related to a structure or a system of structures include: (1) strike-slip translation along faults of the San Andreas system, especially those affecting rocks of the western Mojave desert region; (2) tertiary extensions west of the perimeter of the Colorado Plateau; (3) cretaceous contraction recorded by supracrustal rocks; (4) cretaceous lateral displacement, specifically as recorded by the Mojave-Snowy Lake fault; and (5) Late Jurassic lateral displacement along the Mojave-Sonora megashear. Cretaceous and Jurassic magmatic rocks are assumed to have formed about zones of subduction near the margins of converging plates. These rocks generally form crudely linear bands which may be used to monitor regional translations. Other linear elements useful in recording regional strain are facies lines and terrane boundaries, especially those related to steep lateral faults.

• OSTI ID: 5437494
• 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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