Tectonic significance of low-temperature blueschist blocks in the Franciscan mélange at San Simeon, California

Tectonophysics

Volumn 568-569, Issue , 2012, Pages 154-169

  Ukar, Estibalitz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinolite rinds; Blueschist; Franciscan; Laramide; M lange; San Simeon

Indexed keywords

ACTINOLITE RINDS; BLUESCHISTS; FRANCISCAN; LARAMIDE; SAN SIMEON;

SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

SHEAR FLOW;

AGE DETERMINATION; BLUESCHIST; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LARAMIDE OROGENY; MELANGE; METAMORPHISM; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONIC SETTING; UNDERPLATING;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; DIABLO RANGE; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; SAN SIMEON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866179902     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.12.039     Document Type: Article

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