The influence of volcanism on fluvial depositional systems in a Cenozoic strike-slip basin, Denali fault system, Yukon Territory, Canada

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6237559

Cole, R B; Ridgway, K D ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)

The depositional history of the Eocene-Oligocene Burwash strike-slip basin is characterized by a transition from non-volcanic clastic sedimentation of the Amphitheater Formation to deposition of lavas and volcaniclastic rocks of the overlying lower Wrangell volcanic sequence. The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to document the contemporaneous fluvial and volcanic depositional history of a nonmarine strike-slip basin, and (2) to discuss the transition from non-volcanic to volcanic deposition in the context of strike-slip basin evolution. The authors indicate that the onset of volcanism within strike-slip basins can result in major reorganizations of drainage systems as well as changes in sediment sources.

• OSTI ID: 6237559
• Journal Information: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; (United States) Vol. 63:1; ISSN JSEPAK; ISSN 0022-4472
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS
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GEOLOGIC FAULTS
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOLOGIC HISTORY
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IGNEOUS ROCKS
NORTH AMERICA
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SEDIMENTARY BASINS
STRATIGRAPHY
TERTIARY PERIOD
VOLCANIC ROCKS
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YUKON TERRITORY