Miocene Blanca Fan, Northern Channel Islands, California: Small fans reflecting tectonism and volcanism
Geo-Marine Letters
By: H. McLean and D. G. Howell
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Abstract
Blanca fan is a submarine fan composed of Miocene volcaniclastic strata. Parts of the fan system are exposed on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, and possibly correlative strata crop out on San Miguel and Santa Catalina Islands. The Blanca fan and underlying breccia reflect regional transcurrent faulting in the California Continental Borderland and development of a system of rapidly subsiding basins and uplifted linear ridges during early and middle Miocene time. Erosion of uplifted crystalline basement rocks followed by the onset of silicic volcanism created linear sediment sources for the alluvial and submarine fans, respectively. ?? 1984 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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McLean, H., Howell, D.G., 1984, Miocene Blanca Fan, Northern Channel Islands, California: Small fans reflecting tectonism and volcanism: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 3, no. 2-4, p. 161-166, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462462.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Miocene Blanca Fan, Northern Channel Islands, California: Small fans reflecting tectonism and volcanism |
| Series title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02462462 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2-4 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| First page | 161 |
| Last page | 166 |