Post-middle Miocene accretion of Franciscan rocks, northwestern California.
January 1, 1982
Deformed sedimentary rocks assigned to the Franciscan assemblage in the King Range S of Cape Mendocino, N California, are dominantly deep-water argillite and sandstone occurring as thick- to thin-bedded, locally channelized marine turbidities of arkosic to andesitic volcaniclastic composition. The King Range appears to be a displaced terrane of oceanic basement overlain by Palaeogene(?) and Neogene sedimentary and igneous rocks of continental and oceanic derivation.-Authors
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Title | Post-middle Miocene accretion of Franciscan rocks, northwestern California. |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1982)93<595:PMAOFR>2.0.CO;2 |
| Authors | R. J. McLaughlin, S.A. Kling, R. Z. Poore, K. McDougall, E.C. Beutner |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| Index ID | 70011495 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |