Emplacement and deformation history of the western margin of the Idaho batholith near McCall, Idaho: Influence of a major terrane boundary

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Research Article| June 01, 1993 Emplacement and deformation history of the western margin of the Idaho batholith near McCall, Idaho: Influence of a major terrane boundary CATHRYN A. MANDUCA; CATHRYN A. MANDUCA 1Department of Geology, Carleton College, Northfzeld, Minnesota 55057 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar MEL A. KUNTZ; MEL A. KUNTZ 2U. S. Geological Survey, M. S. 913, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar LEON T. SILVER LEON T. SILVER 3Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1993) 105 (6): 749–765. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1993)105<0749:EADHOT>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 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 CATHRYN A. MANDUCA, MEL A. KUNTZ, LEON T. SILVER; Emplacement and deformation history of the western margin of the Idaho batholith near McCall, Idaho: Influence of a major terrane boundary. GSA Bulletin 1993;; 105 (6): 749–765. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1993)105<0749:EADHOT>2.3.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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Cretaceous plutons of the western margin of the Idaho batholith were emplaced along and to the west of the major terrane boundary separating middle Proterozoic and Paleozoic continental rocks from mostly Mesozoic accreted oceanic-arc terranes of the Blue Mountain Province. This boundary is marked by a change in the lithology of pendants and inclusions within the batholith. Plutons form two newly named complexes of igneous and metamorphosed igneous rocks. The Hazard Creek Complex, emplaced west of the boundary between the oceanic arc and the continental margin, consists primarily of a series of variably deformed and metamorphosed quartz diorite to trondhjemite plutons. The Little Goose Creek Complex, which intruded the boundary between the oceanic arc and the continental margin, is primarily porphyritic granodiorite to granite orthogneiss. A preliminary U-Pb age of 111 Ma for this porphyritic orthogneiss is a minimum age for the formation of the oceanic-arc-continent boundary.The plutonic rocks were deformed both during and after emplacement in response to east-west compressive stresses. Cretaceous deformation was localized along the boundary between the accreted terranes and the continental margin and is interpreted to have occurred after the formation of this boundary. The major deformation of the Hazard Creek Complex occurred during its emplacement. The dominant fabric in the Little Goose Creek Complex is due to subsolidus ductile deformation. The localization of two deformation events along the pre-existing boundary between the accreted terranes and the continental margin suggests that a terrane boundary may form a long-lasting, crustal flaw. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. 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.