Constraints on timing of deformation in the Benton Range, southeastern California, and implications to Nevadan orogenesis

Research Article| November 01, 1987 Constraints on timing of deformation in the Benton Range, southeastern California, and implications to Nevadan orogenesis Paul R. Renne; Paul R. Renne 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Brent D. Turrin Brent D. Turrin 2U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Paul R. Renne 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 Brent D. Turrin 2U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1987) 15 (11): 1031–1034. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1031:COTODI>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Paul R. Renne, Brent D. Turrin; Constraints on timing of deformation in the Benton Range, southeastern California, and implications to Nevadan orogenesis. Geology 1987;; 15 (11): 1031–1034. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1031:COTODI>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Lower Paleozoic-(?) Precambrian miogeoclinal strata of the Benton Range are deformed into structures whose form and orientation are often associated with the Nevadan orogeny. A swarm of undeformed dikes that postdate folding was intruded between 209 and 168 Ma; thus, major compressional deformation in the Benton Range predates type Nevadan orogenesis by at least 10 m.y. The classic Nevadan and subsequent orogenies did not produce pervasive deformation throughout the eastern parts of the Sierra Nevada and Klamath orogens. A "Nevadan" age cannot be confidently assigned to structures in the western North American Cordillera solely on the basis of their form and/or orientation. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.