Exhumation and continental strike-slip fault systems: Introduction
Geological Society of America Special Papers
By: S. M. Roeske, A.B. Till, D.A. Foster, and J.C. Sample
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Abstract
Metamorphic rocks adjacent to and within strike-slip faultsystems occur in a wide range of tectonic settings. Detailed studies show that for a number of these locales a significant part of the exhumation occurred during strike-slip fault motion, but the specific processes involved are often cryptic. Although some sites share characteristic features, such as metamorphic rocks exhumed in extensional step-overs within overall transtensional systems, no one common theme emerges from all of the studies. Our understanding of the variables that control continental strike-slip faults' interaction with mid- to lower-crustal structures is still primitive.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Exhumation and continental strike-slip fault systems: Introduction |
| Series title | Geological Society of America Special Papers |
| DOI | 10.1130/978-0-8137-2434-8(2007)434[vii:I]2.0.CO;2 |
| Issue | 434 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | vii |
| Last page | x |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |