An unusual occurrence of probable Pleistocene corestone within a Cretaceous dioritic enclave, Peninsular Ranges, California

Catena

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-57

  Girty, G H ^a   Biggs, M A ^a   Berry, R W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Dioritic saprolites and corestones; Earthquake shaking; Mediterranean hot summer climate; Mixed layer expandable clays; Weathered biotite

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; BULK DENSITY; CRETACEOUS; EARTHQUAKE; ENCLAVE; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLAGIOCLASE; PLEISTOCENE; PLUTON; POROSITY; SAPROLITE; SEISMICITY; TONALITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; ELSINORE FAULT ZONE; NORTH AMERICA; PENINSULAR RANGES; SANTA MARGARITA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149120239     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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