Deformation and Exhumation at Convergent Margins: The Franciscan Subduction Complex (GSA Special Paper 445)

The Franciscan Subduction Complex Formed A Long-lived Accretionary Wedge Of Late Jurassic Through Oligocene Age That Fringed The Western Edge Of The North American Cordillera. This Volume Summarizes Absolute Finite-strain Data From The Franciscan Subduction Complex And Brittle Strain Data From Important Faults In And Above This Complex. Because The Franciscan Is Generally Considered A Prototypical Sediment-rich Subduction Complex, Its Tectonic Evolution Is Important For Understanding Convergent Plate Margins, And The Results Outlined In This Volume May Have Broad Implications For Other Subduction-zone Settings.--pub. Desc. The Franciscan Triad -- An Overview -- Pressure-temperature Evolution And Evidence For Solution-mass-transfer Deformation -- Methods Of Strain Analysis, Sampling, And Data Collection -- Brittle Strain On The Coast Range Fault Zone -- Brittle Strain In The Franciscan Subduction Complex Ductile Strain And Mass Loss In The Eastern And Central Franciscan Belts -- Role Of Ductile Thinning Of The Overburden To Exhumation Of The High-pressure Metamorphic Rocks. Uwe Ring. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 57-61). Deformation and Exhumation at Convergent Margins: The Franciscan Subduction Complex......Page 1 ISBN 978-0-8 137-2445-4......Page 2 Preface......Page 3 Main matter......Page 5 Contents / Back cover......Page 66