Skip Nav Destination
GSA Memoirs
Peninsular Ranges Batholith, Baja California and Southern California
Author(s)
Douglas M. Morton;
Douglas M. Morton
U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
Search for other works by this author on:
Fred K. Miller
Fred K. Miller
U.S. Geological Survey, 904 West Riverside Ave., Spokane, Washington 99201, USA
Search for other works by this author on:
Geological Society of America

Volume
211
Copyright:
© 2014 Geological Society of America
Attribution:You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Noncommercial ‒ you may not use this work for commercial purpose. No Derivative works ‒ You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Sharing ‒ Individual scientists are hereby granted permission, without fees or further requests to GSA, to use a single figure, a single table, and/or a brief paragraph of text in other subsequent works and to make unlimited photocopies of items in this journal for noncommercial use in classrooms to further education and science.
ISBN print:
9780813712116
Publication date:
January 01, 2014
Peninsular Ranges Batholith, Baja California and Southern California
Author(s): Douglas M. Morton, Fred K. Miller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM211
ISBN (print): 9780813712116
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2014
Download citation file:
Table of Contents
-
ForewordAuthor(s)Douglas M. MortonDouglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Geophysical framework of the Peninsular Ranges batholith—Implications for tectonic evolution and neotectonicsAuthor(s)V.E. Langenheim;V.E. LangenheimU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.C. Jachens;R.C. JachensU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:C. AikenC. AikenDepartment of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Age and isotopic systematics of Cretaceous borehole and surface samples from the greater Los Angeles Basin region: Implications for the types of crust that might underlie Los Angeles and their distribution along late Cenozoic fault systemsAuthor(s)Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 963, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas M. Morton;Douglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ronald W. KistlerRonald W. KistlerU.S. Geological Survey, MS 937, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Framework and petrogenesis of the northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)D.M. Morton;D.M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:F.K. Miller;F.K. MillerU.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.W. Kistler;R.W. KistlerU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:W.R. Premo;W.R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:C-T.A. Lee;C-T.A. LeeDepartment of Earth Sciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for other works by this author on:V.E. Langenheim;V.E. LangenheimU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.L. Wooden;J.L. WoodenDepartment of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:L.W. Snee;L.W. SneeGlobal Gems and Minerals, Denver, Colorado 80235, USASearch for other works by this author on:B.L. Clausen;B.L. ClausenGeoscience Research Institute and Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California 92350, USASearch for other works by this author on:P. CossetteP. CossetteU.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
U-Pb zircon geochronology of plutonism in the northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern California: Implications for the Late Cretaceous tectonic evolution of southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas M. Morton;Douglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joseph L. Wooden;Joseph L. WoodenDepartment of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:C. Mark FanningC. Mark FanningResearch School Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
-
Potassium-argon cooling ages in the northern part of the Peninsular Ranges batholith and offsets on the Elsinore and San Jacinto fault zonesAuthor(s)F.K. Miller;F.K. MillerU.S. Geological Survey, 904 West Riverside Avenue, Room 202, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:D.M. Morton;D.M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Geology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:W.R. PremoW.R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Thermochronology of Cretaceous batholithic rocks in the northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern California: Implications for the Late Cretaceous tectonic evolution of southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Daniel P. Miggins;Daniel P. MigginsU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Lawrence W. Snee;Lawrence W. SneeGlobal Gems and Minerals, Denver, Colorado 80235, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ross Yeoman;Ross YeomanU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Nancy D. Naeser;Nancy D. NaeserU.S. Geological Survey, National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192, USASearch for other works by this author on:Charles W. Naeser;Charles W. NaeserU.S. Geological Survey, National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas M. MortonDouglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Pb-Sr-Nd-O isotopic characterization of Mesozoic rocks throughout the northern end of the Peninsular Ranges batholith: Isotopic evidence for the magmatic evolution of oceanic arc–continental margin accretion during the Late Cretaceous of southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Ronald W. Kistler;Ronald W. KistlerU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joseph L. Wooden;Joseph L. WoodenDepartment of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas M. MortonDouglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Low-initial-Sr felsic plutons of the northwestern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern California, and the role of mafic-felsic magma mixing in continental crust formationAuthor(s)Benjamin L. Clausen;Benjamin L. ClausenGeoscience Research Institute and Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California 92350, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas M. Morton;Douglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ronald W. Kistler;Ronald W. KistlerU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Cin-Ty A. LeeCin-Ty A. LeeDepartment of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Santiago Peak volcanics: Early Cretaceous arc volcanism of the western Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Charles T. Herzig;Charles T. HerzigDepartment of Earth Sciences, El Camino College, Torrance, California 90506, USASearch for other works by this author on:David L. KimbroughDavid L. KimbroughDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Petrology and chemistry of the Green Acres gabbro complex near Winchester, Riverside County, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Byron R. BergerByron R. BergerU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-0046, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Lakeview Mountains pluton: A dynamically emplaced pluton, northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)D.M. Morton;D.M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.W. Kistler;R.W. KistlerU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:F.K. Miller;F.K. MillerU.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:V.E. Langenheim;V.E. LangenheimU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:W.R. Premo;W.R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.L. Wooden;J.L. WoodenDepartment of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:P.M. Cossette;P.M. CossetteU.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.C. JachensR.C. JachensU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
A study of sampling requirements to determine modal variability within the Lakeview Mountains pluton, northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)A.K. Baird;A.K. BairdDepartment of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711, USASearch for other works by this author on:W.B. Wadsworth;W.B. WadsworthStagecoach Road, Marshfield, Maine 04654, USASearch for other works by this author on:D.M. MortonD.M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Subduction transitioning from beneath oceanic crust to beneath continental crust, northern Peninsular Ranges batholith: Structural and thermal imprint on prebatholithic rocksAuthor(s)Douglas M. Morton;Douglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Rachel M. Alvarez;Rachel M. AlvarezKleinfelder, Riverside, California 92501, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alison Alcott;Alison AlcottRockware, Inc., Golden, Colorado 80401, USASearch for other works by this author on:Fred K. Miller;Fred K. MillerU.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:Pamela M. CossettePamela M. CossetteU.S. Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington 99201, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
SHRIMP-RG U-Pb ages of provenance and metamorphism from detrital zircon populations and Pb-Sr-Nd signatures of prebatholithic metasedimentary rocks at Searl Ridge, northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern California: Implications for their age, origin, and tectonic settingAuthor(s)Wayne R. Premo;Wayne R. PremoU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 963, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas M. MortonDouglas M. MortonU.S. Geological Survey and Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
A west-to-east geologic transect across the Peninsular Ranges batholith, San Diego County, California: Zircon 176Hf/177Hf evidence for the mixing of crustal- and mantle-derived magmas, and comparisons with the Sierra Nevada batholithAuthor(s)Stirling E. Shaw;Stirling E. ShawAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems/GEMOC, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Victoria R. Todd;Victoria R. Todd1740 Clarion Drive, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701, USASearch for other works by this author on:David L. Kimbrough;David L. KimbroughDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182, USASearch for other works by this author on:Norman J. PearsonNorman J. PearsonAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems/GEMOC, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
-
Mineralogy and physical properties of plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the Peninsular Ranges batholith, San Diego County, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Victoria R. Todd;Victoria R. Todd1740 Clarion Drive, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stirling E. Shaw;Stirling E. ShawGEMOC National Key Centre, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109 NSW, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Victoria E. LangenheimVictoria E. LangenheimU.S. Geological Survey, MS 989, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
The zoned Ramona plutonic complex: An Early Cretaceous mid- to upper-crustal intrusive sequence, Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Victoria R. Todd;Victoria R. Todd1740 Clarion Drive, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701, USASearch for other works by this author on:Janis L. Hernandez;Janis L. HernandezCalifornia Geological Survey, 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 850, Los Angeles, California 90013, USASearch for other works by this author on:Lawrence L. BuschLawrence L. BuschCalifornia Geological Survey, 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 850, Los Angeles, California 90013, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Upper Jurassic Peñasquitos Formation—Forearc basin western wall rock of the Peninsular Ranges batholithAuthor(s)David L. Kimbrough;David L. KimbroughDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:Patrick L. Abbott;Patrick L. AbbottDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:Duane C. Balch;Duane C. BalchU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1325 J St., Sacramento, California 95814-2922, USASearch for other works by this author on:Sarah Hosken Bartling;Sarah Hosken BartlingGPS River Rock Products Company, 1333 Kern St., Taft, California 93268, USASearch for other works by this author on:Marty Grove;Marty GroveDepartment of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, California 94305-2210, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Brian Mahoney;J. Brian MahoneyDepartment of Geology, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-4004, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert F. DonohueRobert F. DonohueDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the southern Peninsular Ranges batholith, Baja California, Mexico: Long-lived history of a collisional segment in the Mesozoic Cordilleran arcAuthor(s)K.L. Schmidt;K.L. SchmidtDivision of Natural Sciences, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho 83501, USASearch for other works by this author on:P.H. Wetmore;P.H. WetmoreDepartment of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USASearch for other works by this author on:H. Alsleben;H. AlslebenDepartment of Geology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USASearch for other works by this author on:S.R. PatersonS.R. PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Tectonic implications of postcontractional magmatism of the Alisitos arc segment of the Peninsular Ranges, Baja California, MexicoAuthor(s)Paul H. Wetmore;Paul H. WetmoreDepartment of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USASearch for other works by this author on:Scott S. Hughes;Scott S. HughesDepartment of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ciprian Stremtan;Ciprian StremtanDepartment of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA, and Department of Geology, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, M. Kogalniceanu Str. 1, RO-400084, Cluj Napoca, RomaniaSearch for other works by this author on:Mihai N. Ducea;Mihai N. DuceaDepartment of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA, and Universitatea Bucuresti, Facultatea de Geologie Geofizica, Strada N. Balcescu Nr 1, Bucuresti, RomaniaSearch for other works by this author on:Helge AlslebenHelge AlslebenSchool of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
Structural evidence for mid-Cretaceous suturing of the Alisitos arc to North America from the Sierra Calamajue, Baja California, MexicoAuthor(s)H. Alsleben;H. AlslebenSchool of Geology, Energy, and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USASearch for other works by this author on:P.H. Wetmore;P.H. WetmoreDepartment of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USASearch for other works by this author on:S.R. PatersonS.R. PatersonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:
-
A paleomagnetic transect of the mid-Cretaceous Peninsular Ranges batholith, Baja California, MexicoAuthor(s)Roberto S. Molina-Garza;Roberto S. Molina-GarzaCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México–Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Luis A. Delgado-Argote;Luis A. Delgado-ArgoteCentro de Investigación Científica y Estudios Superiores (CICESE), Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Harald Böhnel;Harald BöhnelCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México–Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Elisa Ramírez;Elisa RamírezCentro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CICATA), Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Amabel Ortega;Amabel OrtegaInstituto de Geología, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:Rubén Contreras FloresRubén Contreras FloresCICATA, Querétaro 76090 MexicoSearch for other works by this author on:
-
The Sierra San Pedro Mártir zoned pluton, Baja California, MexicoAuthor(s)R. Gordon Gastil;R. Gordon GastilDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:David L. Kimbrough;David L. KimbroughDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joan M. Kimbrough;Joan M. KimbroughDepartment of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-1020, USASearch for other works by this author on:Marty Grove;Marty GroveDepartment of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:Masaaki ShimizuMasaaki ShimizuGraduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, JapanSearch for other works by this author on: