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GSA Field Guide
Formation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith
Author(s)
Vali Memeti;
Vali Memeti
Department of Earth Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 90089, USA and Department of Earth Sciences Durham University Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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Scott R. Paterson;
Scott R. Paterson
Department of Earth Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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Keith D. Putirka
Keith D. Putirka
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences California State University Fresno, California 93740, USA
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Geological Society of America
Volume
34
Copyright:
Geological Society of America
© Geological Society of America 2014 ISBN 978-0-8137-5634-9
ISBN electronic:
9780813756349
Publication date:
January 01, 2014
This comprehensive field guide takes you on a six-day, west-to-east geologic journey across the Mesozoic magmatic arc of the central Sierra Nevada in California. It contains a summary of field, structural, geochemical, and geochronologic data collected by a number of researchers on individual intrusions (Guadalupe Igneous Complex and nearby Hornitos pluton, Fine Gold Intrusive Suite, Yosemite Valley Intrusive Suite, Tuolumne Intrusive Complex). This guide also includes data on the basement terranes intruded by these intrusions, Mesozoic volcanic-sedimentary sections, and data derived of several Sierra Nevada-wide data sets (plutonic, volcanic and sedimentary geochronology, strain analyses, structures, and geochemistry). Syntheses of these data sets at the end of the guide focus on magmatic processes from the mineral to the arc scale, as well as contemporaneous tectonics, and the tempos controlling magmatism, deformation, exhumation, and erosion/redeposition in the Sierran arc.
Formation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith
Author(s): Vali Memeti, Scott R. Paterson, Keith D. Putirka
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/9780813700342
ISBN (print): 9780813700342
ISBN (electronic): 9780813756349
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2014
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Table of Contents
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IntroductionAuthor(s)Scott R. Paterson;Scott R. PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jade Star Lackey;Jade Star LackeyDepartment of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:Vali Memeti;Vali MemetiDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USA, and Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Robert B. Miller;Robert B. MillerDepartment of Geology, San José State University, San José, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan S. Miller;Jonathan S. MillerDepartment of Geology, San José State University, San José, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Roland Mundil;Roland MundilBerkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:Keith D. PutirkaKeith D. PutirkaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Day 1: Guadalupe Igneous ComplexAuthor(s)Keith D. Putirka;Keith D. PutirkaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joe Canchola;Joe CancholaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Megan McNaughton;Megan McNaughtonDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Oscar Smith;Oscar SmithDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gerardo Torrez;Gerardo TorrezDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Scott R. Paterson;Scott R. PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mihai DuceaMihai DuceaDepartment of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Day 2: The Fine Gold Intrusive Suite— Records of the nascent Cretaceous arcAuthor(s)Jade Star Lackey;Jade Star LackeyDepartment of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:Callie L. Sendek;Callie L. SendekDepartment of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jane L. EisenbergJane L. EisenbergDepartment of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Day 3: Sentinel Granodiorite, Yosemite Creek Granodiorite, and Yosemite Valley Intrusive Suite: Western host units of the Tuolumne Intrusive ComplexAuthor(s)Jonathan S. Miller;Jonathan S. MillerDepartment of Geology, San José State University, San José, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert B. Miller;Robert B. MillerDepartment of Geology, San José State University, San José, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Greg StockGreg StockNational Park Service, Yosemite National Park, California 95398, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Day 4: Magmatic evolution of the Tuolumne Intrusive ComplexAuthor(s)Vali Memeti;Vali MemetiDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:Scott Paterson;Scott PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:Roland MundilRoland MundilBerkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Day 5: Mesozoic volcanic rocks of the central Sierra Nevada ArcAuthor(s)Scott R. Paterson;Scott R. PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:Vali MemetiVali MemetiDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Day 6: Overview of arc processes and temposAuthor(s)Scott R. Paterson;Scott R. PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Vali Memeti;Vali MemetiDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USA, and Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Lawford Anderson;Lawford AndersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Wenrong Cao;Wenrong CaoDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jade Star Lackey;Jade Star LackeyDepartment of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:Keith D. Putirka;Keith D. PutirkaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert B. Miller;Robert B. MillerDepartment of Geology, San José State University, San José, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan S. Miller;Jonathan S. MillerDepartment of Geology, San José State University, San José, California 95192-0102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Roland MundilRoland MundilBerkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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