Geological studies of the Salmon River suture zone and adjoining areas, west-central Idaho and eastern Oregon
Professional Paper
1738
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Abstract
The papers in this volume describe petrologic, structural, and geochemical studies related to geographic areas adjacent to and including the Salmon River suture zone. We therefore start this volume by defining and giving a general description of that suture zone.
The western margin of the North American continent was the setting for complex terrane accretion and large-scale terrane translation during Late Cretaceous and Eocene time. In western Idaho, the boundary that separates the Paleozoic-Mesozoic accreted oceanic, island-arc rocks on the west from Precambrian continental metamorphic and sedimentary rocks on the east is called the Salmon River suture zone (SRSZ). Readers will note that the term 'Salmon River suture zone' is used in the title of this volume and in the text of several of the papers and the term 'western Idaho suture zone' is used in several other papers in this volume. Both terms refer to the same geologic feature and reflect historical usage and custom; thus no attempt has been made by the editors to impose or demand a single term by the various authors of this volume.
The suture zone is marked by strong lithologic and chemical differences. Rocks adjacent to the suture zone are characterized by high-grade metamorphism and much structural deformation. In addition, the zone was the locus of emplacement of plutons ranging in composition from tonalite to monzogranite during and after the final stages of accretion of the oceanic terrane to the North American continent.
The contents of this paper consists of seven chapters.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geological studies of the Salmon River suture zone and adjoining areas, west-central Idaho and eastern Oregon |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1738 |
| ISBN | 9781411319868 |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1738 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Earth Surface Processes |
| Description | iv, 202 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho, Oregon, Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Salmon river suture zone and adjoining areas |
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