Tectonic evolution of Northwest California and Southwest Oregon
December 31, 1986
Tectonostratigraphic terrances in northwest California and southwest Oregon record a complex history of subduction, collision, and transform faulting. During the late Jurassic Nevadan orogeny, the Elder Creek-Snow Camp and western Klamath terranes were imbricated during collision of an island-arc system with the continental margin. Subsequent collisions are recorded in the Pickett Peak (Early Cretaceous) and Yolla Bolly (middle Cretaceous) terranes.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1986 |
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Title | Tectonic evolution of Northwest California and Southwest Oregon |
DOI | 10.2113/gssgfbull.II.6.921 |
Authors | M. Clark Blake, Angela S. Jayko |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France |
Index ID | 70197686 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |