Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California

The spatial and temporal pattern of range front normal faulting and volcanism in the Mono Basin of eastern California suggests that dikes are being intruded underneath the Mono Craters in response to crustal stretching and are now accommodating strain that was once taken up by range front faulting....

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Main Authors: Bursik, Marcus, Sieh, Kerry
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-956432020-09-26T21:38:03Z Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California Bursik, Marcus Sieh, Kerry DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes The spatial and temporal pattern of range front normal faulting and volcanism in the Mono Basin of eastern California suggests that dikes are being intruded underneath the Mono Craters in response to crustal stretching and are now accommodating strain that was once taken up by range front faulting. The section of the Sierra Nevadan range front near the craters accommodated as much as 1 mm/yr of extension as recently as about 40,000 years ago. For the past 40,000 years, this section of range front has been inactive, even though range front extension to the north and south has continued at up to 0.9 mm/yr. For the past 40,000 years, dikes, intruding underneath the Mono Craters, seem to have been accommodating the 1 mm/yr of extension that was previously taken up by faulting. Since the basin is extending obliquely to the trend of the frontal faults, there is a component of dextral shear to their motion, so that the Mono Craters may be forming on an extensional boundary of a pull-apart basin. If the craters represent incipient caldera formation, then calderas such as Long Valley may also have formed in pull-apart zones. Published version 2012-09-11T03:11:56Z 2019-12-06T19:18:48Z 2012-09-11T03:11:56Z 2019-12-06T19:18:48Z 1989 1989 Journal Article Bursik, M., & Sieh, K. (1989). Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94(B11), 15587–15609. 0148–0227 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95643 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8494 10.1029/JB094iB11p15587 en Journal of geophysical research © 1989 American Geophysical Union. This paper was published in Journal of Geophysical Research and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Geophysical Union. The paper can be found at the following official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/JB094iB11p15587. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. application/pdf
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Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California
description The spatial and temporal pattern of range front normal faulting and volcanism in the Mono Basin of eastern California suggests that dikes are being intruded underneath the Mono Craters in response to crustal stretching and are now accommodating strain that was once taken up by range front faulting. The section of the Sierra Nevadan range front near the craters accommodated as much as 1 mm/yr of extension as recently as about 40,000 years ago. For the past 40,000 years, this section of range front has been inactive, even though range front extension to the north and south has continued at up to 0.9 mm/yr. For the past 40,000 years, dikes, intruding underneath the Mono Craters, seem to have been accommodating the 1 mm/yr of extension that was previously taken up by faulting. Since the basin is extending obliquely to the trend of the frontal faults, there is a component of dextral shear to their motion, so that the Mono Craters may be forming on an extensional boundary of a pull-apart basin. If the craters represent incipient caldera formation, then calderas such as Long Valley may also have formed in pull-apart zones.
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title Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California
title_short Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California
title_full Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California
title_fullStr Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California
title_full_unstemmed Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California
title_sort range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern california
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