Evidence for the jumping of the Mendocino triple junction, northern California
Conference
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· Geol. Soc. Am., Abstr. Programs; (United States)
OSTI ID:6644618
The authors predict that the Mendocino triple junction will jump from its present location to a more northerly position defined by the intersection of the Blanco fracture zone, the Hayward-Lake Mountain fault system, and the Gorda trench. A similar jump may have occurred in the mid-Miocene during the shift from the San Gregorio-Hosgri to the San Andreas fault. North of Hollister, California, a series of northwest trending faults, known as the Hayward-Lake Mountain fault system, branch from the San Andreas fault. This fault system better approximates the trace of the small circle that describes the transform motion between the North American and Pacific plates. Displacement and slip measurements indicate that this fault system is progressing northward and that transform motion is shifting from the San Andreas to the Hayward-Lake Mountain fault system. Deformation of the Gorda plate as a result of compression during subduction can be resolved by the connection of the emerging Hayward-Lake Mountain fault system and the Blanco fracture zone. The Humboldt block is defined by the San Andreas fault, the Hayward-Lake Mountain fault system and the Gorda trench. This block is being deformed as a result of transform motion on these two faults. Propagation of volcanics through Northern California shows a direct correlation with both the paleo-positions of the Mendocino triple junction and the paths of transform faults. Geometric constructions applied to the Mendocino triple junction reveal that it is unstable at its present position and that a more northward position represents a more stable configuration.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, Berkeley (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6644618
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8510489-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Geol. Soc. Am., Abstr. Programs; (United States) Journal Volume: 17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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