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Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California: Its Tectonic Evolution on the North America Plate Boundary
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Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California: Its Tectonic Evolution on the North America Plate Boundary
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Editor(s)
Raymond Sullivan;
Raymond Sullivan
Department of Earth and Climate Science San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 94132, USA
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Doris Sloan;
Doris Sloan
Department of Earth & Planetary Science University of California Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Jeffrey R. Unruh;
Jeffrey R. Unruh
Lettis Consultants International, Inc. 1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 350 Concord, California 94520, USA
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David P. Schwartz
David P. Schwartz
U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Geological Society of America
Volume
217
Copyright:
© 2021 The Geological Society of America. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
9780813782171
ISBN print:
9780813712178
Publication date:
September 27, 2021
Mount Diablo and the geology of the Central California Coast Ranges are the subject of a volume celebrating the Northern California Geological Society’s 75th anniversary. The breadth of research illustrates the complex Mesozoic to Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the plate boundary. Recent faulting and folding along the eastern edge of the San Andreas system have exposed in the mountain a core of Franciscan accretionary wedge complex faulted against Cretaceous and Cenozoic forearc strata. The Memoir includes papers on structure, stratigraphy, tephrochronology, zircon provenance studies, apatite fission track analyses, and foraminifera and calcareous plankton assemblages tied to Cenozoic climate events. Chapters also address the history of geologic work in the area and the resource development of oil and gas, mercury, coal, and sand, and road aggregate.
Regional Geology of Mount Diablo, California: Its Tectonic Evolution on the North America Plate Boundary
Editor(s): Raymond Sullivan, Doris Sloan, Jeffrey R. Unruh, David P. Schwartz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/MWR217
ISBN (print): 9780813712178
ISBN (electronic): 9780813782171
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2021
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Table of Contents
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Geologic framework of Mount Diablo, CaliforniaAuthor(s)R.W. Graymer*;R.W. Graymer*U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:V.E. LangenheimV.E. LangenheimU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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History of geological investigations of Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Gregory W. BartowGregory W. BartowCalifornia State Parks, 1237 Mountain View Boulevard, Walnut Creek, California 94596, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Mount Diablo mercury depositsAuthor(s)William E. Motzer*;William E. Motzer*Moraga, California, USASearch for other works by this author on:David A. MustartDavid A. MustartDepartment of Earth & Climate Sciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Occurrence and mining of coal and sand deposits in the Middle Eocene Domengine Formation of the Mount Diablo Coalfield, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Raymond Sullivan;Raymond SullivanDepartment of Earth and Climate Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USASearch for other works by this author on:Morgan D. Sullivan;Morgan D. SullivanChevron Technology Company,1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, USASearch for other works by this author on:Patrick Dedmon;Patrick DedmonBlack Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, 5175 Somersville Road, Antioch, California 94509, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephen EdwardsStephen EdwardsRegional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California 94708, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Aggregate mining on Mount Zion, Clayton, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Joshua A. GoodwinJoshua A. GoodwinCalifornia Geological Survey, 801 K Street, Room 12-31, Sacramento, California 95814-3531, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Petroleum occurrences in the Mount Diablo area, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Scott Hector;Scott HectorOil and Gas Field Redevelopment Group, P.O. Box 306, Woodbridge, California 95258, USASearch for other works by this author on:Karen Blake;Karen BlakeOil and Gas Field Redevelopment Group, P.O. Box 306, Woodbridge, California 95258, USASearch for other works by this author on:Tim ElamTim ElamBuena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, 2018 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93301, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Erosion due to a century of road construction and maintenance at Mount Diablo State Park, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Michael S. Fuller;Michael S. FullerCalifornia Geological Survey, California Department of Conservation, 801 K Street, Sacramento, California 95814, USASearch for other works by this author on:Peter D. RoffersPeter D. RoffersCalifornia Geological Survey, California Department of Conservation, 801 K Street, Sacramento, California 95814, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Interaction of extensional, contractional, and strike-slip elements at Mount Diablo and the surrounding eastern Coast Ranges, San Francisco Bay area, California: A model-based analysisAuthor(s)Donald A. Medwedeff*Donald A. Medwedeff*146 Roan Drive, Danville, California 94526, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Field and petrographic reconnaissance of Franciscan complex rocks of Mount Diablo, California: Imbricated ocean floor stratigraphy with a roof exhumation fault systemAuthor(s)John WakabayashiJohn WakabayashiDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University–Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Avenue MS ST-24, Fresno, California 93740, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Upper plate deformation during blueschist exhumation, ancestral western California forearc basin, from stratigraphic and structural relationships at Mount Diablo and in the Rio Vista BasinAuthor(s)Jeffrey UnruhJeffrey UnruhLettis Consultants International, Inc., 1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 350, Concord, California 94520, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Neogene volcanism on the eastside of Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Raymond Sullivan;Raymond SullivanDepartment of Earth and Climate Sciences, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ryan P. Fay;Ryan P. FayAlbion Partners, 410 China Basin Street, San Francisco, California 94158, USASearch for other works by this author on:Carl Schaefer;Carl SchaeferNorthern Associates, Inc, 1831 Musk Ox Trail, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan Deino;Alan DeinoBerkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephen W. EdwardsStephen W. EdwardsRegional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California 94708, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Global biotic events evident in the Paleogene marine strata of the eastern San Francisco Bay area, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Kristin McDougallKristin McDougallU.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Mid-Cenozoic succession on the northeast limb of the Mount Diablo anticline, California—A stratigraphic record of tectonic events in the forearc basinAuthor(s)Raymond Sullivan;Raymond SullivanDepartment of Earth and Climate Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94132, USASearch for other works by this author on:Morgan D. Sullivan;Morgan D. SullivanChevron Technology Company,1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephen W. Edwards;Stephen W. EdwardsRegional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California 94708, USASearch for other works by this author on:Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki;Andrei M. Sarna-WojcickiU.S. Geological Survey (Emeritus), 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Rebecca A. Hackworth;Rebecca A. HackworthChevron Technology Company,1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan L. DeinoAlan L. DeinoBerkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic evolution of the central California margin as reflected by detrital zircon composition in the Mount Diablo regionAuthor(s)Jared T. Gooley*;Jared T. Gooley*Department of Geosciences, Stanford University, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 320, Stanford, California 94305, USA
*Present address: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 954, Reston, Virginia 20192-0002, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:Marty Grove;Marty GroveDepartment of Geosciences, Stanford University, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 320, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephan A. GrahamStephan A. GrahamDepartment of Geosciences, Stanford University, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 320, Stanford, California 94305, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Miocene stratigraphy and structure of the East Bay Hills, CaliforniaAuthor(s)J. Ross Wagner;J. Ross WagnerIndependent Geologist, Albany, California 94706, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan Deino;Alan DeinoBerkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94708, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephen W. Edwards;Stephen W. EdwardsRegional Parks Botanic Garden (Retired), Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California 94708, USASearch for other works by this author on:Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki;Andrei M. Sarna-WojcickiU.S. Geological Survey (Emeritus), Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Elmira WanElmira WanU.S. Geological Survey (Emerita), Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cenozoic tephrochronology of the Mount Diablo area within the evolving plate-tectonic boundary zone of northern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki;Andrei M. Sarna-WojcickiU.S. Geological Survey (Emeritus), 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Raymond Sullivan;Raymond SullivanDepartment of Earth and Climate Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 94903, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan Deino;Alan DeinoBerkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:Laura C. Walkup;Laura C. WalkupTephrochronology Project, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Ross Wagner;J. Ross WagnerIndependent Geologist, Albany, California 94706, USASearch for other works by this author on:Elmira WanElmira WanU.S. Geological Survey (Emerita), 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cenozoic paleogeographic reconstruction of the San Francisco Bay area from analysis of stratigraphy, tectonics, and tephrochronologyAuthor(s)Andrei M. Sarna-WojcickiAndrei M. Sarna-WojcickiU.S. Geological Survey (Emeritus), 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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